Fukuoka high school lecturer, 66, arrested for attempted filming under woman's skirt
In short
A 66-year-old lecturer at a public high school in Fukuoka, named as Ryuichi Matsuo (松尾隆一), was arrested on the spot on 22 October after he allegedly tried to put a shoe fitted with a small camera under a woman's skirt on a station platform. He admits attaching the camera to his shoe but denies the suspicion, saying he wanted to photograph scenery from a different angle.
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A 66-year-old lecturer at a public high school in Fukuoka city was arrested on the spot on 22 October on suspicion of attempted filming under the law punishing sexual filming. He is named as Ryuichi Matsuo (松尾隆一). TBS NEWS DIG reported that he allegedly tried to film under a woman's skirt with a small camera attached to his shoe on a station platform in Tenjin, Fukuoka. [ 1 , 3 , 4 ]
According to TBS NEWS DIG, shortly after 6 p.m. a woman on the platform at Nishitetsu Fukuoka Station saw a man trying to slide a shoe with a camera under the skirt of a woman, 53, standing in front of him. A station employee who heard what had happened called police. Officers questioned witnesses and arrested the man at the scene. Nippon TV News said he allegedly tried to photograph her underwear. [ 1 , 3 ]
Matsuo admits attaching a small camera to his shoe but denies the suspicion. In quotes carried by TBS NEWS DIG and Nippon TV News, he said he wanted to photograph scenery from a different angle and had not attached the camera in order to film inside a woman's skirt. [ 1 , 3 , 4 ]
Nishi-Nippon Shimbun, whose available text is only a headline, said Fukuoka Chuo police station made the arrest and placed it at Nishitetsu Tenjin Station. A Livedoor News headline refers to a camera hidden in a bag, but its article text says the camera was attached to a shoe. The documents do not say whether any images were recorded. [ 2 , 4 ]
Why it matters
The documents give no wider consequences. Outlets report a flagrant-offence arrest on suspicion of attempted illegal filming, and the suspect's denial means the purpose of the camera remains to be examined by police.
Key facts
- Ryuichi Matsuo (松尾隆一), 66, a lecturer at a public high school in Fukuoka city, was arrested on the spot. [ 1 , 3 , 4 ]
- He is suspected of attempted filming under the law punishing sexual filming; he allegedly tried to put a shoe with a small camera under a woman's skirt to photograph her underwear. [ 1 , 3 , 4 ]
- The incident happened shortly after 6 p.m. on 22 October on a station platform in Tenjin, Fukuoka. [ 1 , 3 , 4 ]
- A woman on the platform saw the man and station staff called police; the woman in front of him was 53. [ 1 ]
- Matsuo admits attaching the camera to his shoe but denies the suspicion. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
Confirmed by several sources
- A public high school lecturer aged 66, named as Ryuichi Matsuo, was arrested on suspicion of attempted illegal filming at a station in Tenjin, Fukuoka, on 22 October. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
- Matsuo denies the suspicion, saying he wanted to photograph scenery from a different angle and did not attach the camera to film under a skirt. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
- He was arrested on the spot, in the act, on the platform after allegedly putting a shoe with a small camera toward a woman's skirt. [ 1 , 3 , 4 ]
Still unclear
- Whether any images were recorded. None of the documents says whether the camera captured anything.
- Where the camera was attached. The headline of one outlet refers to a camera hidden in a bag, while the body of that article and the other outlets say it was attached to a shoe.
- The exact station name. One outlet calls it Nishitetsu Fukuoka Station in Tenjin, another calls it Nishitetsu Tenjin Station.
- The handling police station. Only one outlet says Fukuoka Chuo police station made the arrest.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- Shortly after 6 p.m. on 22 October, a woman at the station sees a man trying to put a shoe with a camera under another woman's skirt. [ 1 , 3 , 4 ]
- Station staff report to police, who question witnesses and arrest the man on the spot. [ 1 ]
- TBS NEWS DIG publishes its report on 23 October. [ 1 ]
- Nishi-Nippon Shimbun publishes its report on 23 October. [ 2 ]
- Nippon TV News and Livedoor News publish their reports on 23 October. [ 3 , 4 ]