Is it a molester?
What to do at that time May 16th 18:07
"I'm a molester."
I could certainly hear a small female voice on the train.
When the couple walked up and asked, "Is there anything I can do?", The woman spilled tears and complained, "Please watch this person not to run away."
The couple who acted for a stranger woman were a clinical psychologist and a lawyer.
He was also an expert who sometimes assisted victims.
(Network News Department, Naoko Okubo)
A woman's screaming voice that I could certainly hear
Afternoon in June last year.
Yumiko Tsugane and Takayasu Tsugane were on a limited express train from Osaka to Kyoto.
I saw a man in his 40s and 50s moving quickly from the next vehicle.
Immediately behind that, a woman in her early twenties walks to chase a man.
As I passed by, I certainly heard a woman's screaming voice.
"I'm a molester"
A man who sits in a box and ignores a woman and keeps looking out the window.
The passengers around me seemed to be aware of the incident, but no one spoke to me.
After the situation lasted for a few minutes, Yumiko told her husband Takayasu.
"Call a woman!"
How would you like to call out?
The word I chose is ...
Takayasu walked up to the woman, though he was at a loss, and spoke to her in a word.
She said, "Is there anything I can do?"
The woman, who looked strong, shed tears and complained, "Please watch this person not to run away."
(Mr. Takayasu)
"I was full of tears as if the tense thing had run out. I felt uneasy, I felt that I was fighting alone, and I wish I could speak out earlier. I also reflected on it. "
Takayasu stood in the aisle so that men could not move, and when he arrived at the next stop, Yumiko called the station staff in cooperation with the passengers and reported to the police.
(Yumiko)
"I was a younger girl than myself, so I was desperate to do something about it. When I think about it later, she was crying out so that she could understand it even in anxiety. I can't ignore it. I wanted to tell you that I'm not alone. "
What is important as a clinical psychologist
Yumiko's job is a clinical psychologist.
She says she feels the importance of being aware of her troubles and worries as she helps people with mental disorders on a daily basis.
(Mr. Yumiko)
"People who are in trouble or worried are usually lonely. They have a strong sense of being alone. They fall steadily in loneliness. Clinical psychologists notice the SOS of such people. It's my job to respond. In this case, by asking a woman who complains of molestation damage, "What's wrong?"
Because I have the experience of being helped
Yumiko also has experience of being molested.
When she was a junior high school student, she was touched by her body as she got off the train.
When she talked to someone close to her, she returned a shocking word.
She said, "She looks like that, so she can be touched."
She couldn't say, Yumiko, she was wondering, but she said, "I wonder if I was wrong."
When she was a high school student, she wore a uniform.
She felt touched on her body in a crowded train.
"What if I make a mistake?" Even if she twists her body and changes her posture, her hands move along her body.
Suddenly, a strange middle-aged man sitting in a nearby seat called out to me.
"Are you okay?"
(Yumiko)
"I was surprised." Who is this uncle? "And" Why did you notice that you were injured? " The man said, "Sit here," and let me sit next to you.
At that time, I was busy saying "Thank you."
(Mr. Yumiko)
"I'm really grateful for the years, and I'm really grateful. The molester is lonely after the damage, even when I was damaged. The fact that I received it made me think that I was not alone. This time, I was able to speak to the woman who was complaining about the damage, in addition to my thoughts as a clinical psychologist. Because I have the experience of being helped. "
I don't want to create a society where it is difficult for victims to speak up
My husband, Takayasu, is a lawyer.
She says she was initially confused about taking action when she witnessed a situation where she might be a molester.
(Mr. Takayasu)
"I had a little thought about what to do if this person wasn't really guilty."
In fact, Takayasu said that the reason he wanted to become a lawyer was because he wanted to eliminate the damage caused by guilt.
There are many voices of molesters who are worried about guilt.
(Mr. Takayasu)
"I became a lawyer because I wanted to save a person suffering from a crime. To get rid of the crime, I haven't decided how to" interrogate "the police and other investigative agencies, or the criminal. I think we need to change the perception of the suspect in society, and I think it's the job of a lawyer, but it's not about tolerating crime. It's better not to commit crime. If there are any victims, I think it is necessary to create a society where it is easier for them to speak up and a society that is close to the victims. "
Mr. Takayasu does not want to create a society where it is difficult for victims to speak out because they are afraid of guilt.
Finally, he told me this.
(Mr. Takayasu)
"I couldn't move because I was just wondering what to do when I saw a woman who complained that she had suffered damage. I'm sure I couldn't do anything by myself if my wife wasn't next to me. No. This experience reminded me of the importance of being close to the victim. If other people encounter the same situation, at least I would like to hear from the victim. "
To raise a voice To catch a voice
There is also an opinion that it has become easier for women to speak out about sexual damage through the #MeToo movement, and it has become more difficult to ignore the complaint.
However, many people are still suffering from the damage caused by groping because they cannot speak out.
Molester is a sex crime.
To a society where victims can raise their voices.
And to a society where you can accept your voice.
I would be happy if it could be a hint.
# A project to get rid of molesters seriously
Since March, NHK has been reporting on the actual situation and countermeasures for molestation damage as a # serious project to eliminate molestation.