Cop arrested for molesting woman he called out to interrogate

TOCHIGI, Tochigi -- A police assistant inspector who molested a woman he asked to come in for questioning has been arrested, police said.

Tomohiro Kamioka, 51, the assistant inspector from the Tochigi Police Station, was arrested for abuse by a special public officer.

Kamioka admits to meeting alone with the woman who accuses him of indecently assaulting her, but denies the allegations against him.

Yasuo Yamate, a spokesman for the Tochigi Prefectural Police, expressed regret.

"It's a shame a police officer supposed to be protecting everyone's safety has caused an incident like this. We offer a heartfelt apology to the woman, her associates and the people of the prefecture," he said.

Police said that during the middle of March Kamioka twice called out for questioning the woman in her 30s from Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, and performed sex acts on her while parked in her car in the parking lot of an Ashikaga supermarket.

The alleged victim filed a criminal complaint with the police on March 26.

Kamioka was off duty on both occasions he met the woman.

任意で事情聴取した女性を深夜に呼び出し、みだらな行為をしたとして、栃木県警監察課は１７日、栃木署刑事１課の警部補、上岡友洋容疑者（５１）＝下野市緑５＝を特別公務員暴行陵虐容疑で逮捕した。上岡容疑者は女性と２人で会ったことは認めているが、行為は否認しているという。

　調べでは、上岡容疑者は足利署刑事１課に所属していた３月中旬、捜査で事情聴取した足利市内に住む３０代の女性を２度にわたり同市内のスーパー駐車場に呼び出し、女性の軽乗用車内でみだらな行為をした疑い。女性が同２６日に同署へ届け出た。上岡容疑者が女性と会ったのは２回とも勤務時間外だった。

　山手康男・警務部長は「皆様の安全を守る立場の警察官がこのような事件を引き起こし誠に遺憾。女性とその関係者、県民の皆様に心からおわび申し上げます」と話した。【山下俊輔】

Mainichi Newspaper

June 18th, 2008