A 45-year-old section chief at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries was arrested for attempting to secretly photograph the upskirts of high school girls at a commercial facility in Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture.
The person arrested was Shinya Shinohara (45), a section chief at the Agricultural Products Bureau of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. On the 30th, he tried to take a picture of the inside of a high school girl's skirt using a smartphone on the stairs of a commercial facility in Kashiwa City. suspected.
According to the police, the father of a high school student had contacted him in advance to complain that his daughter was being followed by a man he didn't know, and when police officers on alert found the suspicious person and questioned him, they found a smartphone he was carrying. A video of attempted voyeurism has been discovered.
When investigated by the police, he admitted to the charges and stated, ``I took the photo because I thought it would be nice if it showed my underwear.''
Regarding the arrest of the official, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said, ``We are currently confirming the facts, and if it is true, we would like to take strict action.''