Japan: Teachers, doctors part of record 570 people referred to prosecutors over child-porn: NPA

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    Teachers, doctors part of record 570 people referred to prosecutors over child-porn: NPA

    Police sent documents to prosecutors here accusing 570 men of possessing child pornography, including 27 educators and 15 medical experts, according to National Police Agency (NPA) statistics. The report shows the number of cases where prefectural police around Japan referred papers to prosecutors on suspicion of violating the law against child prostitution and child pornography from January 2017 to the end of June 2018. Of 27 educators, 18 school teachers and staff members at day care, kindergarten, cram school, after-school care centers and child welfare facilities account for 4.7 percent of the total number of 570 men. Some 2.6 percent ...


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