SUSONO, Shizuoka Prefecture The Susono city government filed a criminal complaint with police on Dec. 5 against the head of a nursery school here, alleging he helped cover up shocking acts of child abuse by his staff.
The central Japan city of Susono has filed a criminal complaint accusing the head of a nursery school of trying to cover up the alleged abuse of toddlers in its care, the city's mayor says.
Japanese police said that they have arrested teachers on suspicion they routinely abused toddlers, such as hitting their heads, holding them upside down and locking them up in a bathroom, a case that triggered outrage across the nation.