The Tokyo District Court has found a former Tokyo police inspector guilty of leaking investigative information to a scouting group believed to have illegally brokered placements of women to sex parlors and hostess bars. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/25/japan/crime-legal/ex-police-officer-guilty-info-leak/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #japanesecourts #hostessbars
Former Tokyo police officer found guilty of leak to sex scout group

In the trial, defendant Daisuke Jinbo, formerly of the organized crime division at the Metropolitan Police Department, said he acted out of desperation due to harassment.

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Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Department has dismissed an inspector who was arrested for allegedly leaking investigative information to a group believed to have illegally brokered women to sex parlors and hostess bars. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/24/japan/crime-legal/police-officer-info-leak/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #prostitution #hostessbars
Tokyo police officer dismissed for info leak to illegal group

The inspector allegedly gave information to a group believed to have illegally brokered women it scouted on the street to sex parlors and hostess bars

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A 43-year-old inspector at Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department was arrested Wednesday for allegedly leaking investigative information to a group believed to have illegally brokered women it scouted on the street. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/13/japan/crime-legal/police-officer-arrest-scout-leak/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #hostessbars #apps
Police officer arrested for leaking information to illegal scout group

Daisuke Jinbo is suspected of providing the group with images showing the areas covered by cameras installed by the police.

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