In January, a 46-year-old unemployed man was accused of trying to take a female junior high school student into his car for obscene purposes on a street in Funabashi City, Chiba Prefecture, and seriously injuring a police officer who was attempting to question him by dragging him with his car. suspect was arrested.
Upon investigation, he denies the charges.
The suspect arrested was Yosuke Kubota (46), an unemployed man from Katsutadai, Yachiyo City, Chiba Prefecture.
According to the police, around 10 p.m. on January 18th, a female junior high school student who was riding a bicycle on a street in Funabashi City was approached from behind for obscene purposes and attempted to be dragged into a car parked nearby. He is suspected of attempted indecent robbery.
In addition, when a police officer who was on duty was passing by and tried to stop the car by grabbing the window glass to ask him a question, the suspect suddenly started the car and dragged it approximately 15 meters, causing serious injuries. He is also charged with obstruction of official duties and bodily injury.
The 32-year-old police officer who was dragged suffered serious injuries that took six months to fully recover, including damage to his knee ligaments.
In response to police investigation, he denied the charges, saying, ``I didn't do it,'' and has remained silent during other interrogations.