Three years ago, at a nursery school in Hino City, Tokyo, a 33-year-old nursery teacher was arrested by the Metropolitan Police Department for injuring a child's body by tightening it with both arms and shaking it.
Investigators say he denies the charges.
Hirotoshi Yoshitomi (33), a nursery teacher who worked at Fukiage Tamadaira Nursery School in Hino City and lives in Ishigaki City, Okinawa Prefecture, was arrested.
According to the Metropolitan Police Department, in April 2020, a child who was lying on his back during the nap time was suspected of being injured by riding a horse and tightening his body with both arms and shaking him. is included.
In December last year, Hino City announced that there was abuse by a nursery teacher at a nursery school, and filed a criminal complaint this month.
The Metropolitan Police Department received a consultation the year before, and it was found that there was a suspicion that he was injured from multiple eyewitness testimony.
In response to the investigation, he denied the charges, saying, "I have hugged him as a physical contact, but I don't remember hurting him."
Regarding the arrest of the former employee, the nursery school's lawyer commented, "I apologize to the children, parents, and everyone involved. I will fully cooperate with the investigation."
Hino City said, ``We will deal strictly with the law in accordance with the law.''