Japanese police arrest 2 schoolteachers for taking and sharing indecent photos of girls

UPDATED Jun 26, 2025, 10:04 AM

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TOKYO – The Aichi prefectural police on June 24 arrested two schoolteachers in Nagoya and Yokohama on suspicion of taking indecent photos of girls and sharing them on social media.

The two suspects are Mr Yuji Moriyama, 42, a teacher at Kosaka Elementary School in Tenpaku ward, Nagoya; and Mr Fumiya Kosemura, 37, a teacher at Hongodai Elementary School in Totsuka ward, Yokohama.

The police arrested them on suspicion of violating a law against photographing sexual postures.

According to the police’s announcement, Mr Moriyama took photos of a schoolgirl in her underwear in a facility in Aichi prefecture around September 2024 , and Mr Kosemura did the same in a facility in Kanagawa prefecture around January 2025 .

They then allegedly shared the indecent photo images with members of an online chat group.

The two suspects admitted to the allegations, the police said.

Mr Moriyama is the administrator of the chat group. The police confirmed that he possessed about 70 photos and videos of girls changing clothes and images inside girls’ skirts.

The Aichi prefectural police are investigating the case on the presumption that the chat group comprises schoolteachers whose hobby is photo and video voyeurism.

The criminal acts were detected in March 2025 when another schoolteacher was arrested on suspicion that he put body fluid on a backpack that a girl held at a train station platform in Nagoya.

Through investigation of the man, who was arrested on suspicion of property destruction, the Aichi police discovered the existence of the online chat group and had been investigating it.

About 10 in chat group

On June 25 , it was found that nearly 10 people in the group had shared indecent photos and videos, according to investigation sources.

The Aichi prefectural police analysed the contents posted in the group chat and judged that all the members could be schoolteachers. The police were checking how the group was formed.

According to sources, analyses by the prefectural police of confiscated smartphones found that members of the group told one another their impressions of the photos and videos that they posted.

One response said “this is so good”, while another said “I can’t help staring at them”.

The postings were made under fictitious names, and other details, such as names of the schools, were not disclosed. But there were postings such as “closing ceremony is held today” and “it’s tomorrow in my school”. THE JAPAN NEWS/ASIA NEWS NETWORK

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