Female former prosecutor ``My mind and body froze'' Testifying at former prosecutor's trial - Osaka District Court
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The third trial of defendant Kentaro Kitagawa (67), a former chief public prosecutor at the Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office, was held at the Osaka District Court on the 6th, and the female prosecutor tearfully testified about the sexual assault during which she was drunk, saying, ``My heart and body froze.'' The claims of both sides are in direct conflict.
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Why It Matters
Defendant Kitagawa is said to have sexually assaulted a woman who was drunk and unable to resist due to fear of her superior's actions at his government residence in Osaka between late night on September 12, 2018 and early morning on September 13, 2018. At the time of 2018, Kitagawa was the chief public prosecutor at the Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office.
The third trial of Kentaro Kitagawa (67), who was charged with quasi-forced sexual intercourse in 2018 when he was the chief prosecutor at the Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office, was accused of sexually assaulting a retired female prosecutor who was drunk in his official residence, was held at the Osaka District Court (presiding judge Atsushi Miwa) on the 6th. A woman appeared as a witness and tearfully testified about the circumstances at the time of the incident, saying, ``My heart and body froze because I couldn't accept the reality.''
Former chief prosecutor: ``Women showed favoritism and seduced me.'' Both sides' claims are in direct conflict.
The woman attended a social gathering to celebrate Kitagawa's appointment as chief prosecutor, drank shochu mixed with water, and became so drunk that she had no recollection of the event. When asked by the prosecutor what he remembered after the social gathering, he explained the situation, saying, ``I gradually woke up and saw (defendant) Kitagawa's face and naked body flashing into my field of vision.'' ``My heart and body froze because I couldn't accept the reality that the chief prosecutor was covering me,'' he said.
The woman was so drunk that she could not move and thought, ``If I say out loud that I don't like it, they will kill me, throw me in a closet, and bury me without anyone noticing.''
According to the indictment and other documents, Kitagawa is said to have sexually assaulted a woman who was drunk and unable to resist due to fear of her superior's actions at his official residence in Osaka between late night on September 12, 2018 and early morning on September 13, 2018.
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Judgment against defendant Kitagawa is handed down
Very likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- The timing of the verdict after the third trial is unknown.
- The article does not contain the specific content of defendant Kitagawa's counterargument.
- The retirement date and current status of the female prosecutor is unknown.
