It is known that there is a suspicion that members were gathered by SNS "dark part-time job" in successive robbery cases all over the country.



Last year, a defendant who was indicted for committing a robbery in Kanagawa Prefecture, who applied for a "dark part-time job" like this case, responded to NHK's coverage.

He revealed the story of how he got involved in the robbery in "Dark part-time job" and said, "I have nothing but regrets."

Defendant in his 20s who responded to the interview

At a detention facility in the Kanto region, a defendant in his 20s who was accused of robbery and other crimes responded to a reporter's interview.



I was a company employee, but last year, I was arrested and prosecuted along with other executive members for breaking into a house in Kanagawa Prefecture and stealing cash.

Background of application

I was having trouble finding money to live on, and while I was looking for a high-paying job on social media and the Internet, what caught my eye was the recruitment of "dark part-time jobs."



The defendant said, "I searched a lot of 'high income' recruitments on the Internet and SNS. I applied for one of them."

instructions in the app

When the defendant applied, it is said that exchanges began with a person who was considered to be an "instructor".



Among them, this person is instructed to use an application that disappears after a certain period of time for communication.

Submission of personal identification

The next thing this person requested was to submit a certificate.



Responding to the request, the defendant is said to have sent a picture of his driver's license.

"There is no choice but to do"

After sending the license, the defendant was informed that the job description was "robbery".



About this time, the defendant said, ``I learned that it was a robbery after I sent my driver's license. I thought I had no choice but to do it," he testified.

Merge with other actors

After that, the contact information of an unknown person was sent to the defendant who continued to communicate with the app.



It is said that they were instructed to keep in touch and work together.

On the day of the execution, the defendant prepared a car and contacted this person to join them.



It is said that this person said, 'If there are people at home, they will be restrained.'



The defendant testified, ``The person who joined us was communicating with the instructor on the phone even at the scene.

"I don't know" why the house was targeted

After rendezvous, it is said that the address of the house was conveyed from the "instructor".



Regarding the reason why this house was targeted, the defendant said, "I don't know why it was chosen. I was just instructed to go."

Tie up the woman, steal the cash and run away

The defendants then broke into the house at the scene, tied the woman's hands and feet with adhesive tape, took the cash and fled.



Regarding what happened at the time, the defendant said, "I kept thinking, 'I wish there was no one at home.' I was wondering if other people would notice me,” he recalled.

"I have nothing but regrets"

The defendant received a reward and left the scene, but was later arrested and charged by the police.



Regarding the incident, the defendant said, ``I spent my time thinking that the police would come someday.