Chiba man accused of kidnapping Aomori girl for molestation
By Tokyo Reporter Staff on March 16, 2021
AOMORI (TR) – Aomori Prefectural Police have arrested a 44-year-old man living in Chiba Prefecture over the alleged abduction of a high school girl, reports NHK (Mar. 15).
On March 9, Tsuyoshi Hagiwara, a part-time deliveryman, allegedly abducted the girl and held her at his residence in Kamagaya City for three days for the purpose of molestation.
Upon his arrest on Monday, Hagiwara admitted to the allegations, police said.
According to police, Hagiwara met the girl, who lives in Aomori, via social media. The suspect picked the girl up in Tokyo on March 9 after she traveled from Aomori.