63-Year-Old Man Arrested for Attempted Forced Sexual Intercourse After Dragging Victim into Grass, Following Four-Day Assault on 99-Year-Old Woman’s Pants in Hokkaido

On the 8th, the Hokkaido Urakawa Police Station arrested Nobuo Tanaka (63) of Urakawa Town, Hokkaido, on suspicion of attempted forced sexual intercourse.

Tanaka is suspected of trying to have sex by pulling the arm of a woman in her 50s on the street of Urakawa-cho around 4:45 pm on the 8th.

According to the police, Tanaka attacked a passing woman from behind and dragged her into the grass to commit the crime.

A woman passing by called 110, saying, “A woman is screaming.” Police officers rushed to arrest Tanaka.

Tanaka admitted to the allegations, saying, “I couldn’t suppress my desire.”

Tanaka was arrested on the 4th of this month on suspicion of assaulting a 99-year-old inpatient woman’s trousers at a hospital in Urakawa-cho, but was later released.