
元検事正側「女性が好意示し誘惑」 双方の主張、真っ向対立
大阪地検の元検事正で準強制性交罪に問われ公判中の北川健太郎被告が、大阪拘置所から保釈された。大阪高裁が検察側の抗告を棄却し、保釈保証金は1000万円。被告側は初公判から無罪主張に転じている。
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2018年、大阪地検検事正だった北川健太郎被告が酒に酔った部下の女性検事に官舎で性的暴行を加えたとされる事件。
大阪地検検事正だった2018年、酒に酔った部下の女性検事=退職=に官舎で性的暴行を加えたとして、準強制性交罪に問われ公判中の北川健太郎被告(67)が31日、大阪拘置所から保釈された。関係者への取材で分かった。大阪高裁が30日、検察側の抗告を棄却し、保釈を認めていた。保釈保証金は1000万円。
元検事正側「女性が好意示し誘惑」 双方の主張、真っ向対立
被告は24年6月の逮捕以来、約2年4カ月にわたり勾留されていた。同年10月の初公判では起訴内容を認めたが、その後、無罪主張の方針に転じ、10月27日に2年ぶりに開かれた第2回公判では「女性が抗拒不能だったことは否認し争う」とした。
起訴状などによると、被告は18年9月12日深夜~13日未明、酒に酔い、上司の行為に恐怖を感じて抵抗できない女性に対し、大阪市内の官舎で性的暴行をしたとされる。

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