Fukuoka police arrest ex-after-school care operator over alleged assault of boy
In short
Fukuoka Prefectural Police arrested a 36-year-old company employee from Hyogo Prefecture on suspicion of non-consensual intercourse over the alleged sexual assault of a boy at a hotel in 2024, Sankei Shimbun reported. Police say the man ran the after-school care facility the boy attended. Sankei reported the boy was 10 years old, while TBS NEWS DIG described him as in his early teens, and the two outlets differed on whether the hotel was in Fukuoka Prefecture or elsewhere in Kyushu.
Why it matters
The case concerns a person who, according to police cited by Sankei Shimbun, ran an after-school care facility attended by the child — a setting where children are placed in the care of adults outside the home. The documents do not say whether the facility still operates or whether other children are involved, so the wider consequences remain unclear.
Key facts
- Fukuoka Prefectural Police's Munakata station arrested Tatsuya Kudo, 36, a company employee living in Onoe, Takarazuka City, Hyogo Prefecture, on suspicion of non-consensual intercourse. [ 3 ]
- Police allege he sexually assaulted a boy while knowing the boy was under 13, at a hotel between Nov. 3 and Nov. 4, 2024. [ 3 ]
- According to the police station, Kudo ran the after-school care facility the boy attended. [ 3 ]
- TBS NEWS DIG reported the boy was a user of the after-school care facility the suspect ran and described the suspect as a former operator of such a facility. [ 1 ]
- Sankei Shimbun reported Kudo told police he has 「nothing to say」. [ 3 ]
- Sankei Shimbun said the boy was 10 years old; TBS NEWS DIG described him as in his early teens. [ 1 , 3 ]
Confirmed by several sources
- Fukuoka Prefectural Police arrested a 36-year-old man from Hyogo Prefecture over the alleged sexual assault of a boy who used the after-school care facility the man ran. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- The suspect had run the after-school care facility that the boy attended, according to police. [ 1 , 3 ]
- The alleged assault dates to 2024 and took place at a hotel, according to the reports. [ 1 , 3 ]
Still unclear
- The boy's exact age TBS NEWS DIG described the boy as in his early teens, while Sankei Shimbun said he was 10 years old; the two accounts do not match.
- The location of the hotel where the alleged assault took place TBS NEWS DIG said a hotel in Fukuoka Prefecture; Sankei Shimbun said a hotel in Kyushu, without naming a prefecture or city.
- Whether the man still runs the after-school care facility TBS NEWS DIG called him a former operator of an after-school care business, while Sankei Shimbun, citing police, said he ran the facility the boy attended.
- The exact timing of the alleged assault TBS NEWS DIG referenced around 1:30 p.m. on Nov. 3, 2024, while Sankei Shimbun said the alleged offence covered Nov. 3 to Nov. 4.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- On Nov. 3, 2024, at around 1:30 p.m., the alleged assault took place at a hotel; Sankei Shimbun said the alleged offence spanned Nov. 3 to Nov. 4. [ 1 , 3 ]
- TBS NEWS DIG reported the arrest on the evening of Oct. 7, 2026. [ 1 ]
- Sankei Shimbun reported the arrest with the suspect's name, the police station handling the case and his statement to police. [ 3 ]