Overview
- The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department sent the case to prosecutors on suspicion of non-consensual indecent assault involving a female colleague.
- Investigators say the conduct occurred multiple times between June and July in a private car, a police vehicle, and inside the station.
- Allegations include forcibly pinning the woman and touching her over clothing, according to department accounts.
- The department imposed a one-month suspension, and the sergeant resigned on the same day the referral was made.
- The woman consulted the personnel division in August, and the sergeant reportedly expressed remorse, saying his actions were criminal.