Japan taxi driver suspected of raping 50 women: Reports
- On May 21, 2024, Tokyo police detained a 54-year-old former taxi driver accused of administering drugs to and sexually assaulting a female passenger.
- The arrest followed findings of approximately 3,000 videos and images showing alleged sexual assaults on around 50 women, occurring in his taxi or home.
- Police investigations revealed that in 2024 he induced a woman in her 20s to take sleeping pills causing unconsciousness, then took her home and filmed an indecent act.
- A Tokyo police official stated that last year, the suspect persuaded a woman in her twenties to ingest sleeping pills, which rendered her unconscious, then brought her to his residence where he sexually assaulted her and recorded the incident.
- The arrest indicates there may be many additional victims and involves allegations related to sexual assault without consent and breaches of laws concerning the unauthorized recording of intimate acts, with investigations continuing.
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Taxi Driver In Japan Suspected Of Assaulting 50 Women, Reports Say
Tokyo police have arrested a former taxi driver accused of drugging and raping a female passenger. The story only gets more disturbing.Authorities reportedly uncovered a chilling digital archive: around 3,000 images and videos. These showed him assaulting dozens of women, some dating back to 2008.“This wasn’t a one-off,” a Tokyo police spokesperson confirmed. “He used sleeping pills to knock women unconscious before taking them home and filming …
They Arrest a Taxi Driver Accused of Drugging and Raping About 50 Women in Japan
The Japanese police have arrested a taxi driver, Satoshi Tanaka, 54, on suspicion of drugging and raping about 50 female passengers, according to Tokyo Metropolitan Police.The authorities found 3,000 videos and images of the taxi driver assaulting women in the vehicle itself or in their home, after forcing them to take pills to sleep under the pretext that it was for their health.According to the Metropolitan Police spokesman, the detainee is su…
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