Police in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, arrested a 26-year-old primary school teacher on charges of secretly filming a student and possessing a large archive of child pornography.
The investigations by the Japanese police and the charges for violation of the laws against illicit filming and child pornography began following an episode dating back to July 2024. The man worked in an institution in the Adachi district of Tokyo. According to what was reconstructed by the investigators, the teacher would have used a microcamera hidden inside his wristwatch to secretly film a 10-year-old student who was changing clothes before a swimming lesson.
The arrest
The turning point that led to the arrest came after the seizure and analysis of the suspect’s electronic devices, carried out in September. On the 26-year-old’s computer and smartphone, the officers found around 5,000 similar photographs and videos depicting minors.
The local police have also identified traces of contact between the suspect and other subjects: investigations are still underway to verify whether the material was shared or sold to third parties within a child pornography network.