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.
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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.
The Japan TimesTokyo’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.
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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
The Japan TimesA 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.
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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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