
元大阪地検検事正の北川健太郎被告(67)の第3回公判が6日、大阪地裁で開かれ、被害女性検事が泥酔状態での性的暴行について「心も体も凍り付いた」と涙ながらに証言した。双方の主張は真っ向対立している。
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北川被告は2018年9月12日深夜から13日未明にかけ、大阪市内の自身の官舎で、酒に酔い上司の行為に恐怖を感じて抵抗できない状態の女性に性的暴行を加えたとされる。2018年当時、北川被告は大阪地検検事正だった。
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た北川健太郎被告(67)の第3回公判が6日、大阪地裁(三輪篤志裁判長)であった。女性が証人出廷し、事件当時の状況について「現実が受け止められず、心も体も凍り付いた」と涙ながらに証言した。
元検事正側「女性が好意示し誘惑」 双方の主張、真っ向対立
女性は北川被告の検事正就任を祝う懇親会に参加し、焼酎の水割りなどを飲んで泥酔し、途中から記憶がないという。検察官から懇親会の次に覚えている場面を問われ、「だんだん目が覚め、視界に北川(被告)の顔と全裸が飛び込んできた」と状況を説明した。「検事正が私に覆いかぶさっている現実が受け止められず、心も体も凍り付いた」と語った。
女性は泥酔していたため動けず、「もし私が嫌だと大きい声で言えば、殺され、押し入れに放り込まれ、誰にも気付かれないように埋められる」と考えていたという。
起訴状などによると、北川被告は18年9月12日深夜~13日未明、大阪市内の自身の官舎で、酒に酔い、上司の行為に恐怖を感じて抵抗できない状態の女性に性的暴行を加えたとされる。
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北川被告に対する判決が言い渡される
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