In the aftermath of the Noto Peninsula earthquake, people continue to live in evacuation centers with little privacy, and there are concerns that women may be sexually assaulted. Support groups urge people to use the Cabinet Office’s sexual assault consultation hotline, #8891 (quick one-stop). A person involved said, “I hope people don’t suppress their feelings and speak out in times of disaster.”
◆In some cases, sexual acts were requested in exchange for support.
According to the results of a survey compiled by the Great East Japan Earthquake Women’s Support Network, which is made up of university professors, women were asked to change their clothes at evacuation centers during the earthquake, men crawled into their futons at night, and exchanged support. There have been cases where people have been asked to perform sexual acts.
Because both the victim and the assailant are victims of the disaster, it is difficult for them to come forward and complain, and there are many cases where the victim and the assailant end up in tears.
The Cabinet Office’s “#8891” will connect you to your nearest support center. Medical support, legal support, and psychological support through consultation are available for consultation.
In Hokuriku, “Purple Support Ishikawa” (Ishikawa Prefecture) and “Sexual Violence Victim One-Stop Support Center Toyama” (Toyama Prefecture) provide counseling services for sexual assault.
Toyama Center Director Nagi Kimura says, “In times of disaster, mental and physical care tends to be put on the back burner.If there is anyone who may have been sexually assaulted, please refer them to a consultation center.” (Rina Suzuki)
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◆19-year-old Kanazawa man arrested for molesting teenage woman while sleeping in car
Immediately after the Noto Peninsula earthquake, prefectural police accused Kanazawa City of groping the body of a teenage woman who was evacuating with her family in a car in Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture. A man (19) was arrested. According to prefectural police, this is the first arrest for a sex crime in the disaster-stricken area of Ishikawa Prefecture. A man was also affected by the disaster and was allowed to ride in the car with him.
The suspect is accused of touching the woman’s body multiple times over her clothes while the woman’s family was in a parked car around the 1st to 3rd. She has admitted the charges.
The woman was affected by the disaster while returning home to the Noto region with her family. It is believed that she evacuated in her family’s car and slept in the car with a man she gave a ride with in Wajima City. The woman’s family contacted the police about the damage.
2024-01-21 07:00:00
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