May 18 (tokyoreporter.com) - Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a 33-year-old man over the alleged molestation of a school girl in Itabashi Ward in which he threatened her before, reports TBS News
In February, Ayumu Igata, a company employee thrust a key before the girl, an elementary school student, at a stairwell of a building. He then reached up her skirt and fondled her lower body.
Igata admits to the allegations, according to police. “After I saw her, I got turned on,†the suspect was quoted by police.
Igata became a person of interest after an examination of security camera footage showed a man following the girl over a distance of 100 meters.
Prior to committing the crime, Igata threatened the victim. “If you show me your underwear, I’ll let you go,†the suspect reportedly said.
