
女性10人への不同意わいせつ致傷などの罪に問われた元ソフトバンク選手・美嶋隼人被告に対し、横浜地裁は懲役16年の判決を言い渡した。佐藤卓生裁判長は被害女性の証言の信用性を認め、「更生することなく同種事案を繰り返した」と厳しく批判した。
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美嶋被告は2009年にソフトバンクに入団し、2012年に強制わいせつ容疑で逮捕され契約解除となった。
女性10人に対する不同意わいせつ致傷などの罪に問われた元プロ野球福岡ソフトバンクホークス選手の美嶋隼人被告(44)の裁判員裁判が22日、横浜地裁であった。佐藤卓生裁判長は「責任は重大で相当重い」として、懲役16年(求刑懲役18年)を言い渡した。
佐藤裁判長は、事件を裏付ける防犯カメラの映像などはないが、被害女性の証言は「合理的で、信用性は高い」と指摘。いずれも女性が1人でいるところを付け狙っており、「身勝手な欲求によるものでくむべき事情はない」とした上で、「(過去に)服役したのに、更生することなく同種事案を繰り返した。罪の意識が感じられない」と厳しく批判した。
判決によると、美嶋被告は2020年8月と25年2~6月の間、横浜市内の路上を一人で歩いていた10~20代の女性10人に対し、暴行や脅迫を加えてわいせつな行為をするなどした。
美嶋被告は09年にソフトバンクに入団し、堂上隼人の名前で捕手として活躍した。12年に強制わいせつ容疑で逮捕されて契約解除となり、その後、懲役2年が確定して服役した。

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