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[ A Suo Masayuki film ]
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" An Innocent shall not be punished,
even if 10 true offenders slip away "
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Groper!
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What?! I wouldn't touch an ugly bitch like you for a million yen!
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Liar! You just touched me with these hands!
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Let go, hey!
I'm going to file a complaint!
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Don't act dumb!
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The woman says you touched her!
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I didn't do what I didn't do!
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Don't mess with me, you pervert. I can tell from your face.
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Why? I didn't do anything.
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We'll discuss this in the station.
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I have an interview now.
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It won't take long.
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What are you going to do if the same fibers as that woman's panties are found?
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Listen, you're sadly mistaken if you think groping leaves no evidence.
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- Left hand.
- Yes.
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I'm sorry!
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My life will be over if my company or my wife finds out.
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I'm sorry!
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- I see, you're going to admit it?
- I'm sorry!
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Yeah.
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Excuse me,
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A moment please, Yamada.
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Again? I just had a night shift!
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I'm sorry!
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Right, what did you do?
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A little...
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You again?!
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I'm sorry.
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It's all right now, you don't have to be scared.
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You did well.
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What's so fun doing things like this?!
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You always do it?
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Huh?
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The girl said you did it.
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Hey, don't be denying it.
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Take out everything in your bag.
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Hurry up!
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You're going to work with this?
Give me a break!
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Take out everything in your pockets.
From your pants too.
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I heard the victim grabbed your wrist.
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Uh... not my wrist, my sleeve.
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That's right, just tell me the truth.
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"I grabbed a female junior high school student's buttocks
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in a crowded train to work, and she caught my sleeve."
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What are you talking about?
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"It was just a sudden whim,
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but I'm deeply sorry for what I have done."
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"I will tell you what really happened now."
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Wait a minute!
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I didn't say things like that.
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- I'm leaving...
- Hold it!
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You were arrested.
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Arrested by the Individual in an Act of Crime.
You understand?
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"Individual" doesn't mean a police officer.
It refers to an ordinary citizen.
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You were caught red-handed by the victim!
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Soredemo Boku wa Yattenai
" Even so, I didn't do it "
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"I lifted up a junior high female student's skirt on the way to work,
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and touched her buttocks over her panties..."
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"such a thing absolutely did not happen."
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Here, sign it.
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I'm going to tell you this one more time.
You can get out right away if you truthfully admit it.
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It's the same as breaking a traffic law.
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You're released once you pay a fine after a Summary Judgement.
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Fingerprint, left hand, index finger.
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[ Kaneko Teppei ]
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Take off your pants.
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This is a good luck charm?
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Yes.
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Underwears too?
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You can keep it on.
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What's this?
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An iPod...
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Hello...
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Your first time?
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What did you do?
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Uh, nothing... it's some kind of mistake.
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Really?
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What should I...?
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- About what?
What should I...?
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Oh, where should I sit?
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Anywhere.
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Most people who were here went to the public prosecutor's office.
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Do you know what public prosecutor's office is?
It's where they investigate and file charges.
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Police detectives only do the catching,
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you don't know what dumb cops would do if you let them do as they please.
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Smart public prosecutors who passed the bar exam will examine you with composure.
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Or so they claim.
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So, what about a lawyer?
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Huh? Oh, the person who defends a client.
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I'm not quizzing you. You didn't do anything, right?
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Yes.
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Then you have to get a lawyer.
Didn't the detective tell you?
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About what?
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There's something called a "public defender system", first time is free.
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Person in charge!
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Oh...
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He wants you to call a lawyer.
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Do you know someone?
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Huh? Uh, no...
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Public defender.
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Public defender.
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It's too late, he'll probably come tomorrow.
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Well, I'll contact him for you.
I don't think he'll make it today though.
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Tsk, he's teasing you.
It's barely past noon.
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He'll come right away. Don't worry.
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Did you contact your family yet?
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Uh, no...
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You can ask me anything you want.
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I know a lot about false charges too.
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False charge?
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That's what happened to you, right?
You're innocent, right?
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There are such cases once every while.
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He's released. You know what he did?
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Businessmen who come in the morning and leave by the afternoon.
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It's this.
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Hey!
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Groping, it's groping!
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Let's eat.
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Let's eat!
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She called me a groper in the station, and I was taken here.
[ Card: Hamada Akira ]
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You denied it during interrogation too?
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What?
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You said you didn't do it? That you're not a groper?
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Yes.
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Are they planning to charge you for Infringement of Public Safety?
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What?
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There are different charges for groping.
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Simply put, if you touched her over her panties, it's Infringement of Public Safety.
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If your hand goes into the panties, it's Excessive Obscenity.
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Oh,
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the police detective accused me of touching her over her panties.
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Tell me what happened after you got on the train.
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Yes, sure.
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Let's see, I got on the express from Sumiregaoka, and...
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- What line is that?
Let's see, I got on the express from Sumiregaoka, and...
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Oh, it's Jouhoku Express Line.
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And I was planning to get to Kishikawa,
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but I got off at Musashidai...
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Um, why did you get off in the middle?
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I was worried about forgetting my resume.
I had an important job interview.
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So I got off because it was too crowded on the train to look for it.
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Are you a student?
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No, I'm unemployed. 26 years old though.
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Did you find your resume?
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It wasn't there, but I'd be late if I went to get it.
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So I gave up, and that's when the departure bell rang...
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I hopped onto the express in a hurry...
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Doors are closing!
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More like being pushed in by the station staff.
Because it was way over capacity.
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The doors closed at last, and I secured some free space.
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But it felt like I was being pulled back,
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and when I thought something was wrong,
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I realized that the end of my jacket was caught between the doors.
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I panicked a bit and pulled it with my right hand,
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and tried to twist my body, but it didn't budge.
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Then my arm or something hit someone,
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the woman to my right tilted her head and stared at me.
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I met her gaze, so...
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Sorry.
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I whispered "sorry" to her...
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After that, I tried pulling it and
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moving my body without bothering others.
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The man to my left kept pushing me for some reason,
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and I was worried he might push me too hard and rip my jacket,
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but it finally came free when I was about to reach Kishikawa.
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Please stop.
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Then someone said "please stop"...
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and I heard someone crying when I turned around.
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Turned around?
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Oh, I was looking at where it was caught while pulling,
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so I turned around.
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And when the train arrived at Kishikawa and I got off, she suddenly grabbed my sleeve...
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You were groping, weren't you?
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The girl said I was groper...
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Groping?
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Then some weird guy showed up
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and told me to discuss it in the office if I didn't do anything wrong,
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and it was causing a scene.
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What's wrong?
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The station staff came, and said he'll hear us out,
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so I followed him to the office, and when I went inside...
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the woman came,
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and said "he's not a groper because he was just trying to free himself from the door"...
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It was the person I apologized to earlier on the train.
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That woman actually said it wasn't you?
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Yes.
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Did she talk to the police too?
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No, she went somewhere...
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The station staff closed the door without even listening to her, so I got agitated.
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She just said it wasn't me.
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I told him she was an important witness, so let her in.
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Sir, why did you let her go?
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I got outside and called her,
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but she was already gone.
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So, that station staff didn't record her account or get her contact information?
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He didn't.
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He said he'll hear me out, but he didn't listen at all.
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The police detective too.
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The detective asked "who was it, if it wasn't me",
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so I said some fat guy standing beside me was suspicious because he kept pushing me.
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Then he goes "no one told me there was such a guy", "don't lie",
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"you'll lose for sure if it leads to trial",
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"I'll let you leave if you just admit it and pay the fine",
that's all he kept telling me!
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But I really didn't do it!
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The trial is really tough.
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Tell you the truth, even for a light offense like this,
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you'll be detained if you plead not guilty.
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If it gets to a trial, you may be locked up in here for up to 3 months until the plaintiff's testimony.
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I know people who were detained for 6 months.
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It was a case where he only had to pay
50000 yen ($500) fine if he admitted it.
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In addition, there's no guarantee of winning in the trial.
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Conviction rate is 99.9%. Acquittal is given only once every 1000 cases.
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Fighting over a groping case in the court, when you can just settle it with a plea bargain...
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to be honest, nothing good can come from it.
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Of course, as a lawyer, I can't recommend you to admit a crime you didn't commit.
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But this is the present state of the Japanese criminal justice system.
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Plead guilty and settle it privately,
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then no one will know, and you'll get out of this place tomorrow or the day after.
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Listen,
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you'll be interrogated here for at least 3 weeks if you keep denying it.
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If they decide to file charges against you, it's trial.
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It will take at least a year to defend your innocence.
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In addition, there's no guarantee they'll decide you're innocent even if you really are.
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It's the end of this whole thing if you just admit it now and offer a plea bargain.
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We'll need the money right away for plea bargain.
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Is there someone close to you who can prepare the money?
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I didn't do it.
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You're right.
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I apologize.
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But the trial is really tough.
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Probably more than you can imagine.
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Just think it over tonight and call this number on the card.
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Wake up!
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Good morning sir!
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Good morning.
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Good morning.
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To the "sheets room".
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OK.
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Hurry, hurry!
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This way.
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There, there.
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Below, below.
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Hurry.
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Come on, hurry!
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Cleaning the toilet.
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Deal with the cord.
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Yes.
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Turning vacuum on!
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Hurry up.
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Get moving!
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All right, next.
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Next.
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Number 9, you're late!
I'm talking to you, Kaneko!
258
00:18:45,891 --> 00:18:48,826
Move it!
Come on!
259
00:18:50,596 --> 00:18:52,029
Hurry up!
260
00:19:01,440 --> 00:19:04,238
This bus will stop by 3 more police stations,
261
00:19:04,343 --> 00:19:07,904
and pick up a few more detainees like yourself before heading towards the public prosecutor's office.
262
00:19:08,180 --> 00:19:11,149
Conversation of any kind is not tolerated, of course in the bus,
263
00:19:11,250 --> 00:19:15,380
but also in the office, while moving, and in the waiting room.
264
00:19:15,554 --> 00:19:20,253
Other than during the interview, you are not allowed to talk until we get back to the police station.
265
00:19:23,362 --> 00:19:25,990
What, you have a problem with...
266
00:19:26,098 --> 00:19:28,328
Hey! No talking over there!
267
00:19:28,433 --> 00:19:30,867
You leg is in the way, stinking old man!
268
00:19:31,436 --> 00:19:32,061
What did you say?!
269
00:19:32,171 --> 00:19:34,469
You fools! Are you deaf?
270
00:19:34,573 --> 00:19:36,097
Break it up!
271
00:19:42,514 --> 00:19:47,747
1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
272
00:19:47,953 --> 00:19:50,478
6, 7...
273
00:19:50,789 --> 00:19:53,417
You'll get a friction burn if you don't raise your hand!
274
00:19:54,593 --> 00:19:55,753
Ow!
275
00:19:56,995 --> 00:19:59,520
Wait here until it's your turn for interview!
276
00:20:00,132 --> 00:20:04,996
Even when your interview is over,
no one is leaving until you're all done!
277
00:20:06,471 --> 00:20:08,200
It will take almost all day.
278
00:20:09,975 --> 00:20:13,911
Conversations of any kind are forbidden while waiting!
279
00:20:16,315 --> 00:20:22,151
Legal measures will be taken against fighting and other violation of rules!
280
00:20:23,055 --> 00:20:30,555
No matter where it hurts, we can only give you antidiarrheal medicines!
281
00:21:05,897 --> 00:21:07,789
Who asked for toilet paper?
282
00:21:19,244 --> 00:21:21,405
It stinks!
283
00:21:25,651 --> 00:21:27,710
Kishikawa case, number 9.
284
00:21:52,444 --> 00:21:54,105
OK, let's go.
285
00:22:16,401 --> 00:22:17,561
Face this way.
286
00:22:30,615 --> 00:22:31,741
Sit down.
287
00:22:58,043 --> 00:22:59,510
You have the right to remain silent.
288
00:22:59,611 --> 00:23:01,977
You don't have to talk if you don't want to.
289
00:23:02,214 --> 00:23:04,842
Tell me what happened on that morning.
290
00:23:16,395 --> 00:23:17,555
Who is it?
291
00:23:19,331 --> 00:23:20,696
Here, over here.
292
00:23:25,103 --> 00:23:28,698
I'm Kaneko's mother, he lives in this room.
293
00:23:28,807 --> 00:23:32,174
Oh, I see. I don't think he came back last night.
294
00:23:33,011 --> 00:23:34,000
What happened?
295
00:23:34,112 --> 00:23:38,276
How am I supposed to know?
I'm the superintendent here.
296
00:23:47,726 --> 00:23:50,556
Thank you for looking after my son all the time.
297
00:23:52,898 --> 00:23:56,095
Would you like to wait in his room?
I'll get the key.
298
00:23:56,968 --> 00:23:59,368
Thank you so much.
299
00:23:59,938 --> 00:24:03,938
It was really crowded, so my jacket was caught between the doors,
300
00:24:04,543 --> 00:24:07,068
I was only pulling on my jacket. The witness...
301
00:24:07,179 --> 00:24:09,879
Idiot! I didn't ask you about that!
302
00:24:11,750 --> 00:24:13,581
- No...
- Shut up!
303
00:24:15,387 --> 00:24:17,378
Your interview today is over.
304
00:24:18,423 --> 00:24:19,947
Stand up.
305
00:24:21,726 --> 00:24:22,920
Wait a minute.
306
00:24:23,028 --> 00:24:27,260
Don't think you can just walk away by denying it.
307
00:24:27,933 --> 00:24:30,265
I can see right through your deceptive nature.
308
00:24:30,702 --> 00:24:32,902
I'll convict you no matter what.
309
00:24:43,715 --> 00:24:49,051
Tomorrow is the "detainee inquisition".
You know, detainees.
310
00:24:49,154 --> 00:24:51,679
People who live in the cell.
311
00:24:51,790 --> 00:24:56,022
Anyway, you'll go to the court, talk to a judge,
312
00:24:56,228 --> 00:24:59,425
and they'll decide whether or not to keep you here.
313
00:24:59,764 --> 00:25:04,633
Well, you won't get out for sure if you plead not guilty.
314
00:25:22,287 --> 00:25:24,546
I absolutely did not commit groping.
315
00:25:24,656 --> 00:25:26,521
So, you will be denying it?
316
00:25:28,159 --> 00:25:29,990
Yes, I didn't do it.
317
00:25:32,197 --> 00:25:34,488
You're detained for 10 days.
318
00:25:42,374 --> 00:25:43,864
Uh, um...
319
00:25:44,543 --> 00:25:46,534
Can you contact someone for me?
320
00:25:47,779 --> 00:25:49,838
Yes, I can.
321
00:25:51,149 --> 00:25:52,138
Then, please.
322
00:25:52,250 --> 00:25:53,274
Yes.
323
00:25:59,024 --> 00:26:00,218
Yes?
324
00:26:02,661 --> 00:26:04,891
Huh? I can't hear you.
325
00:26:07,566 --> 00:26:09,056
Detained?
326
00:26:09,935 --> 00:26:10,731
What's that?
327
00:26:12,470 --> 00:26:15,337
What the... you're here!
328
00:26:15,840 --> 00:26:17,933
There was a weird phone call.
329
00:26:22,280 --> 00:26:23,338
Who are you?
330
00:26:24,182 --> 00:26:25,171
Uh...
331
00:26:25,550 --> 00:26:27,518
Teppei's...
332
00:26:27,953 --> 00:26:30,046
I'm Tatsuo.
333
00:26:31,389 --> 00:26:33,584
I wonder if it's phone fraud...
334
00:26:33,992 --> 00:26:34,856
Yes.
335
00:26:35,660 --> 00:26:39,426
We can't see him on Monday because there's an interview in the public prosecutor's office?
336
00:26:40,398 --> 00:26:41,558
Yes.
337
00:26:42,334 --> 00:26:43,733
Tuesday then?
338
00:26:45,203 --> 00:26:48,104
So, we can send him supplies on Monday?
339
00:26:48,406 --> 00:26:50,271
What did he do?
340
00:26:51,810 --> 00:26:56,143
Did Furukawa catch the wrist of your right hand,
341
00:26:56,210 --> 00:26:59,043
the hand you used to touch her right buttock?
342
00:26:59,618 --> 00:27:01,176
No, she did not.
343
00:27:04,823 --> 00:27:09,157
Did you pull your right hand away when she caught your wrist?
344
00:27:09,961 --> 00:27:14,022
As I told you, I didn't touch her and she didn't catch my wrist.
345
00:27:19,004 --> 00:27:21,905
Why don't you tell the truth already?
346
00:27:25,477 --> 00:27:27,707
I've been telling the truth from the start.
347
00:27:27,812 --> 00:27:32,943
The victim says she caught your right wrist and saw your face.
348
00:27:33,318 --> 00:27:36,913
I won't let bad things happen to you if you just admit the truth and repent for your actions.
349
00:27:37,022 --> 00:27:40,583
Repent for my actions? I didn't do anything!
350
00:27:40,692 --> 00:27:43,957
Do you possess something indecent in your home?
351
00:27:44,763 --> 00:27:46,822
What's "something indecent"?
352
00:27:47,265 --> 00:27:49,563
Things like adult videos.
353
00:27:50,402 --> 00:27:52,461
I'm a groper if I do?
354
00:27:52,570 --> 00:27:54,231
Then, you have them?
355
00:27:58,877 --> 00:28:01,141
Thank you for taking the day off from work to come.
356
00:28:01,246 --> 00:28:04,010
It's alright, I'm not working anyway.
357
00:28:04,115 --> 00:28:05,548
You are "knit"?
358
00:28:05,684 --> 00:28:06,343
Huh?
359
00:28:06,451 --> 00:28:08,078
Mrs. Kaneko!
360
00:28:08,186 --> 00:28:09,244
Yes!
361
00:28:12,490 --> 00:28:15,084
Oh, NEET.
[ Not engaging in Employment, Education, or Training ]
362
00:28:15,084 --> 00:28:16,084
[ Not engaging in Employment, Education, or Training ]
363
00:28:16,628 --> 00:28:20,086
Why are you giving him towels? He'll hang himself!
364
00:28:20,198 --> 00:28:23,599
Nothing long. Belts are out of question.
365
00:28:24,102 --> 00:28:27,435
Man, you don't know how things work in there!
366
00:28:27,806 --> 00:28:30,798
Whoa, a razor too?
367
00:28:30,909 --> 00:28:32,103
Are you trying to kill him?
368
00:28:32,210 --> 00:28:36,104
No... I didn't know what I'm supposed to send him,
369
00:28:36,214 --> 00:28:38,842
so I just packed everything he would need for a vacation.
370
00:28:39,017 --> 00:28:40,917
He can buy soaps and toothbrushes inside.
371
00:28:41,019 --> 00:28:44,819
Also, this is no good. No food allowed.
372
00:28:52,864 --> 00:28:54,229
I can't have you...
373
00:28:54,666 --> 00:28:57,999
doing things like this.
[ Hang on!! I believe in you!! From Tatsuo ]
374
00:28:57,999 --> 00:28:59,199
[ Hang on!! I believe in you!! From Tatsuo ]
375
00:28:59,904 --> 00:29:03,362
Are you Tatsuo? Stop playing stupid tricks!
376
00:29:03,575 --> 00:29:04,667
Sorry...
377
00:29:07,378 --> 00:29:10,643
What's the matter? It's nothing!
378
00:29:10,749 --> 00:29:13,877
There are plenty of one-time offenders around!
379
00:29:13,985 --> 00:29:17,921
No one will know about it.
He's still young.
380
00:29:18,656 --> 00:29:21,022
My son hasn't done anything wrong.
381
00:29:22,694 --> 00:29:25,021
Unconditional love is great.
382
00:29:27,365 --> 00:29:31,768
Well you know, I've always thought he was strange!
383
00:29:32,203 --> 00:29:33,534
How so?
384
00:29:34,005 --> 00:29:35,973
Oh, just somewhat...
385
00:29:36,074 --> 00:29:38,440
Just somewhat... what?
386
00:29:41,713 --> 00:29:46,241
Well... he never went to work...
387
00:30:15,079 --> 00:30:18,674
You never contact me and only makes me worry!
388
00:30:19,017 --> 00:30:22,009
I went to see how the interview went,
389
00:30:22,120 --> 00:30:25,055
why have I end up interviewing you?!
390
00:30:25,156 --> 00:30:26,623
What did you do?!
391
00:30:27,258 --> 00:30:29,283
I didn't do anything.
392
00:30:29,794 --> 00:30:30,920
Really?
393
00:30:31,629 --> 00:30:33,893
How can you not trust your own son?
394
00:30:33,998 --> 00:30:36,728
That's exactly why I can't believe you!
395
00:30:37,268 --> 00:30:39,998
Don't say things like that here...
396
00:30:53,585 --> 00:30:57,646
Are you serious? On the day of the interview?
Wait, is it my fault?
397
00:30:58,389 --> 00:31:00,254
No, I didn't say that!
398
00:31:00,625 --> 00:31:03,423
You were kind enough to introduce a company to a bum like him.
399
00:31:03,528 --> 00:31:06,190
I'm sorry, I didn't mean anything by that.
400
00:31:06,297 --> 00:31:09,460
Do you know any good lawyers?
401
00:31:10,635 --> 00:31:12,626
Would you like to ask our corporate lawyer?
402
00:31:12,737 --> 00:31:14,227
Yes please.
403
00:31:14,339 --> 00:31:17,904
My son, of all people, will never do something like that.
404
00:31:30,588 --> 00:31:34,319
All lawyers have such thing as an area of specialty.
405
00:31:34,425 --> 00:31:39,795
We specialize in civil cases, and rarely defend criminal cases.
406
00:31:42,066 --> 00:31:46,196
Simply put, civil cases are disputes between two individuals.
407
00:31:46,304 --> 00:31:49,865
For example, divorces, compensation for damages, and inheritance disputes.
408
00:31:50,341 --> 00:31:54,903
Criminal cases are ones where the government charges against those who commit crime, correct?
409
00:31:55,013 --> 00:31:56,947
So the police get involved.
410
00:31:57,048 --> 00:32:00,779
The lawyer defends the accused in criminal courts.
411
00:32:00,952 --> 00:32:05,514
It seems like all lawyers defend murderers on TV,
412
00:32:05,623 --> 00:32:07,022
but in reality,
413
00:32:07,158 --> 00:32:11,954
many lawyers have never even defended a criminal case, much less a murder case.
414
00:32:13,531 --> 00:32:15,355
Does that mean...
415
00:32:16,000 --> 00:32:18,901
I can't ask you to defend my son?
416
00:32:19,237 --> 00:32:22,502
Unfortunately... yes.
417
00:32:27,845 --> 00:32:31,508
Can you introduce someone to me?
418
00:32:31,783 --> 00:32:34,775
I'm completely lost.
419
00:32:36,387 --> 00:32:37,479
Sir.
420
00:32:38,990 --> 00:32:41,788
I apologize. I'm out of time.
421
00:32:47,700 --> 00:32:51,700
[Tsugumi Law Firm]
422
00:32:55,039 --> 00:32:57,336
I wonder if these guys are dependable.
423
00:32:59,644 --> 00:33:02,772
He used to be a judge,
424
00:33:02,880 --> 00:33:06,281
and he defends murder cases too, right?
425
00:33:06,918 --> 00:33:08,813
But it's groping.
426
00:33:11,689 --> 00:33:14,180
Yes, yes.
427
00:33:14,292 --> 00:33:16,954
I feel more at ease at a place like this.
428
00:33:17,595 --> 00:33:22,532
Yes, I've heard. I will send someone to you.
429
00:33:24,402 --> 00:33:26,563
Right, yes, yes.
430
00:33:28,439 --> 00:33:30,402
So, how is it on your side?
431
00:33:31,209 --> 00:33:32,335
Yes,
432
00:33:32,610 --> 00:33:34,908
right...
433
00:33:35,346 --> 00:33:37,739
I read an article about you in the paper just the other day.
434
00:33:37,815 --> 00:33:42,518
"Sleeping bag in the super posh office,
burning the midnight oil every day."
435
00:33:45,990 --> 00:33:48,584
No, no, no, it's amazing.
436
00:33:49,127 --> 00:33:50,355
Yes.
437
00:33:50,862 --> 00:33:54,059
What? Same as usual over here.
438
00:33:54,365 --> 00:33:57,630
Took over my father's firm, and doing few things of my own.
439
00:33:58,136 --> 00:34:00,161
Poor and busy!
440
00:34:00,471 --> 00:34:03,031
I wonder how long I can continue living like this!
441
00:34:03,608 --> 00:34:06,975
Remember what the law professor told us?
442
00:34:07,078 --> 00:34:09,979
"Defend criminal cases if you want to become a lawyer."
443
00:34:10,114 --> 00:34:14,175
"Civil cases are for legal advisors, not lawyers."
444
00:34:15,153 --> 00:34:18,645
For some reason, I often recall that quote lately.
445
00:34:19,791 --> 00:34:23,083
Maybe it's time for me to turn back into a lawyer!
446
00:34:33,604 --> 00:34:34,593
Get in.
447
00:34:40,278 --> 00:34:42,439
I'm Sudou, a lawyer.
448
00:34:42,680 --> 00:34:46,013
I will be defending you upon request from your mother.
449
00:34:46,417 --> 00:34:49,978
Our head lawyer is someone named "Arakawa",
450
00:34:50,088 --> 00:34:52,955
but I've been sent to ask you a few questions today.
451
00:34:54,225 --> 00:34:57,388
I'm sure you've already repeated yourself many times during interviews,
452
00:34:57,495 --> 00:35:00,555
but could you give me your account of events?
453
00:35:01,132 --> 00:35:04,363
Um... before that...
454
00:35:04,602 --> 00:35:07,493
why do I have to stay in a place like this?
455
00:35:09,107 --> 00:35:11,575
They won't listen to me,
456
00:35:11,676 --> 00:35:14,338
they keep saying they'll let me out as soon as I admit it.
457
00:35:15,480 --> 00:35:18,881
Why do I have to admit something I didn't even do?
458
00:35:21,252 --> 00:35:23,277
You really didn't do it?
459
00:35:25,923 --> 00:35:27,857
You're same as the police detective.
460
00:35:29,861 --> 00:35:32,489
I will accurately record your account.
461
00:35:32,763 --> 00:35:35,856
Please tell me exactly what happened on that day.
462
00:35:48,579 --> 00:35:49,837
How did it go?
463
00:35:54,719 --> 00:35:58,485
I'll be blunt... I hate groping.
464
00:36:00,525 --> 00:36:03,824
Of course. Only the criminals like it.
465
00:36:04,428 --> 00:36:07,556
And? Did this young man commit the act of groping?
466
00:36:07,832 --> 00:36:10,995
I don't know. He denies it.
467
00:36:12,670 --> 00:36:14,865
But I can't do it.
468
00:36:16,507 --> 00:36:17,565
Can't do what?
469
00:36:17,675 --> 00:36:19,172
Defend him.
470
00:36:19,777 --> 00:36:24,578
I have only done a few guilty pleas as an court-appointed attorney.
I have no experience in denial pleas.
471
00:36:24,682 --> 00:36:29,119
And I think my job is to assist the victims of crime.
472
00:36:30,254 --> 00:36:33,985
Denial cases are rare. You might as well try it.
473
00:36:34,158 --> 00:36:36,388
But defending a groper...
474
00:36:36,861 --> 00:36:39,193
He said he didn't do it, right?
475
00:36:39,297 --> 00:36:40,730
Yes, but...
476
00:36:41,666 --> 00:36:45,097
he can deny it as much as he wants because there is no evidence.
477
00:36:45,336 --> 00:36:48,305
You may not know this because you're a man,
478
00:36:48,406 --> 00:36:52,570
but victims of groping usually know who's suspicious.
479
00:36:53,311 --> 00:36:55,779
How can a lawyer say things like that?
480
00:36:55,880 --> 00:36:59,372
We'll never win a case if a person is the criminal just because he's suspicious.
481
00:36:59,483 --> 00:37:05,819
"Innocent until proven guilty"
is the fundamental right in criminal law.
482
00:37:08,226 --> 00:37:12,162
How much courage do you think it takes for women to catch gropers?
483
00:37:12,263 --> 00:37:13,992
They must be scared and embarassed,
484
00:37:14,098 --> 00:37:17,625
and they'll have to testify in the court if it leads to a trial!
485
00:37:21,072 --> 00:37:25,907
If many groping cases are acquitted, it will just like before.
486
00:37:26,110 --> 00:37:29,876
Judges are finally starting to listen to the victims.
487
00:37:30,548 --> 00:37:34,712
Listen carefully, false charges of groping clearly represent
488
00:37:34,819 --> 00:37:39,488
the current problems in the Japanese criminal justice system.
489
00:37:40,725 --> 00:37:43,519
We don't know if it's a false charge yet.
490
00:37:47,064 --> 00:37:51,660
You can quit the moment you're certain our client is guilty.
491
00:37:53,037 --> 00:37:54,971
So handle this case.
492
00:38:05,216 --> 00:38:07,582
No one said your jacket was caught by the doors!
493
00:38:07,685 --> 00:38:09,676
Stop making up lies!
494
00:38:09,787 --> 00:38:11,379
You were after that junior high student from the start, weren't you?
495
00:38:11,489 --> 00:38:14,890
No, it just so happened to be her when I got on!
496
00:38:14,992 --> 00:38:17,085
See, you knew it was a girl!
497
00:38:17,194 --> 00:38:18,593
I didn't...
498
00:38:18,963 --> 00:38:19,895
I've been telling you,
499
00:38:19,997 --> 00:38:22,830
I found out when she accused me after getting off the train.
500
00:38:22,933 --> 00:38:26,460
That's ridiculous! She was right in front of you, there's no way you didn't know.
501
00:38:26,570 --> 00:38:28,333
You saw her on the platform,
502
00:38:28,439 --> 00:38:31,306
and you pushed your body against her after getting on the train!
503
00:38:31,409 --> 00:38:34,537
I told you, the station staff pushed me in!
504
00:38:34,645 --> 00:38:37,011
All you had to do was move over a little!
505
00:38:37,114 --> 00:38:38,581
How could I?
506
00:38:38,683 --> 00:38:40,310
Relax, Yamada.
507
00:38:40,785 --> 00:38:43,253
Right, maybe there was no space.
508
00:38:43,354 --> 00:38:48,251
Detective Yamada isn't yelling because he hates you.
509
00:38:48,526 --> 00:38:52,895
You know what they say, "hate the crime, not the person."
510
00:38:53,664 --> 00:38:56,428
Everyone makes mistakes.
511
00:38:56,534 --> 00:38:58,161
I didn't make any mistakes!
512
00:38:58,269 --> 00:39:03,707
Now, now, why don't we calm down and think carefully?
513
00:39:07,111 --> 00:39:12,105
What do you think, maybe your right hand accidentally bumped into her buttocks?
514
00:39:12,216 --> 00:39:14,241
You know, the train's shaking, and it's full.
515
00:39:14,352 --> 00:39:18,880
Accidentally bumping into her isn't groping.
What do you think?
516
00:39:19,223 --> 00:39:23,284
I accidentally bumped into the woman to my right,
517
00:39:23,461 --> 00:39:27,329
and that's only because I was pulling on my jacket.
I didn't bump into the person in front of me.
518
00:39:27,431 --> 00:39:35,219
Right, it pains us to see a virtuous young man's future ruined too!
519
00:39:35,539 --> 00:39:39,270
Nowadays groping charges can lead to imprisonment too.
520
00:39:39,410 --> 00:39:41,469
If you accidentally touched her,
521
00:39:41,579 --> 00:39:44,878
we can use that to convince the assistant prosecutor!
522
00:39:44,982 --> 00:39:48,815
It can't be accidental because my right hand was pulling on my jacket!
523
00:39:50,654 --> 00:39:54,112
Then... what about your left hand?
524
00:39:54,925 --> 00:39:58,326
I told you, I was holding a bag!
525
00:39:58,796 --> 00:40:01,264
Can't you try to remember?
526
00:40:05,870 --> 00:40:08,168
Don't hesitate.
527
00:40:09,540 --> 00:40:11,804
"After that,
528
00:40:11,909 --> 00:40:17,305
I went behind the female junior high student on her way to the train,
529
00:40:17,415 --> 00:40:19,815
got pushed by the station staff,
530
00:40:19,984 --> 00:40:24,318
and got on the train with my body pressed against her back."
531
00:40:25,523 --> 00:40:30,958
Absolutely do not sign it if your account wasn't recorded word by word.
532
00:40:31,095 --> 00:40:34,155
What? I already did...
533
00:40:34,265 --> 00:40:36,233
It can't be helped if you already did.
534
00:40:36,333 --> 00:40:39,427
Get them to make corrections during the next interrogation.
535
00:40:39,537 --> 00:40:41,903
Do not sign so carelessly from now.
536
00:40:42,006 --> 00:40:44,406
It will turn into disadvantageous evidence against us at trial.
537
00:40:44,975 --> 00:40:47,705
The interrogation report is the interrogator's essay.
538
00:40:48,312 --> 00:40:51,509
Even if you're simply answering their questions, their interrogation reports are
539
00:40:51,615 --> 00:40:55,711
in first-person narrative like "I will now tell you what really happened," right?
540
00:40:55,820 --> 00:40:57,151
That's not all.
541
00:40:57,254 --> 00:41:01,156
They change the details and write the report in a way they can use against you.
542
00:41:01,392 --> 00:41:02,650
For example:
543
00:41:03,260 --> 00:41:06,320
when they ask, "your hand can accidentally touch her buttocks, right?"
544
00:41:06,430 --> 00:41:08,125
If you answered "I guess",
545
00:41:08,232 --> 00:41:11,565
they'll record it like a confession,
546
00:41:11,669 --> 00:41:13,830
"I accidentally touched her buttocks."
547
00:41:14,104 --> 00:41:16,538
Please insist on correcting it.
548
00:41:17,675 --> 00:41:22,135
And also make sure to record the daily interrogations yourself.
549
00:41:22,346 --> 00:41:28,308
Also make a note of anything you can remember about what happened on that day.
550
00:41:28,853 --> 00:41:34,950
For example, drawing a diagram of everyone's position on the train that day.
551
00:41:36,827 --> 00:41:40,062
What do you think?
Can you hang on a little longer?
552
00:41:41,065 --> 00:41:42,225
Uh,
553
00:41:42,900 --> 00:41:45,892
they asked me if I accidentally bumped into her,
554
00:41:46,103 --> 00:41:47,964
but I denied it.
555
00:41:49,607 --> 00:41:52,667
When you deny it, they'll keep you detained and try to force you to confess.
556
00:41:52,776 --> 00:41:55,244
They call it the "Hostage Technique".
557
00:41:55,579 --> 00:41:58,548
Don't give in to such a dirty method of interrogation.
558
00:41:58,949 --> 00:42:02,312
Just hang on a while longer, and they might not even indict you.
559
00:42:02,453 --> 00:42:04,853
Even if it leads to trial, as long as you can get acquitted,
560
00:42:04,955 --> 00:42:08,318
you can get more than 10,000 yen ($100)
per day as compensation.
561
00:42:08,993 --> 00:42:11,325
Just think of it as a part-time job.
562
00:42:13,163 --> 00:42:16,530
Is it true the conviction rate is 99.9%?
563
00:42:16,634 --> 00:42:20,468
That number includes those who plead guilty.
564
00:42:21,338 --> 00:42:24,671
The acquittal rate for denial cases are higher.
565
00:42:25,509 --> 00:42:27,033
How much?
566
00:42:29,880 --> 00:42:34,544
Around 3%, 3 cases out of 100 are acquittal verdicts.
567
00:42:42,393 --> 00:42:46,796
Did a young clerical woman come to talk?
568
00:42:48,566 --> 00:42:51,592
I already told everything to the police.
569
00:42:51,802 --> 00:42:54,032
What did you tell them?
570
00:42:54,939 --> 00:42:59,906
I have been told to keep details of this case confidential by the police.
571
00:43:00,611 --> 00:43:03,079
I'm sorry, I'm on duty.
572
00:43:03,747 --> 00:43:06,279
He's a really earnest young man.
573
00:43:08,085 --> 00:43:09,848
His mother is visiting the city too,
574
00:43:09,954 --> 00:43:13,822
I don't see problems in releasing him while continuing with the investigations.
575
00:43:13,924 --> 00:43:18,020
The victim's and the accused's accounts are outright contrary.
576
00:43:18,596 --> 00:43:20,723
We must carefully examine this case.
577
00:43:20,831 --> 00:43:23,561
Then, as the accused repeatedly insist,
578
00:43:23,667 --> 00:43:27,864
I want you to thoroughly investigate about the witness too.
579
00:43:29,940 --> 00:43:34,667
It's a task the investigative authority should properly conduct.
580
00:43:36,580 --> 00:43:40,543
Do you intend to indict him purely based on the victim's accounts?
581
00:43:51,662 --> 00:43:54,028
Do you think that groper will be indicted?
582
00:43:54,298 --> 00:43:57,756
It's not something we'll decide.
It's for the assistant prosecutor to decide.
583
00:43:57,868 --> 00:43:59,927
But did he really do it?
584
00:44:00,204 --> 00:44:03,071
You'll never convict him if you have doubts.
585
00:44:03,440 --> 00:44:07,934
It's been 10 days since my last session with the assistant prosecutor.
586
00:44:08,045 --> 00:44:09,603
What did he ask you?
587
00:44:09,713 --> 00:44:14,810
Same as before, about how crowded it was and standing positions on the train.
588
00:44:15,419 --> 00:44:17,910
Maybe he's confirming the facts for the final decision.
589
00:44:18,022 --> 00:44:23,149
There's no way he can indict you merely based on the victim's accounts, without evidences or a confession.
590
00:44:28,932 --> 00:44:31,093
Can I ask you one thing?
591
00:44:31,535 --> 00:44:32,502
Yes?
592
00:44:33,203 --> 00:44:36,639
Why did you need to pull your jacket so desperately?
593
00:44:36,740 --> 00:44:39,402
The door would've opened by itself in Kishikawa station.
594
00:44:43,047 --> 00:44:44,036
Uh...
595
00:44:44,348 --> 00:44:46,980
This is the last day of our investigation.
596
00:44:48,886 --> 00:44:52,344
You definitely didn't commit groping, correct?
597
00:44:53,724 --> 00:44:54,691
Yes.
598
00:44:55,225 --> 00:44:58,922
That means the victim is lying, right?
599
00:45:00,664 --> 00:45:01,926
Uh...
600
00:45:06,403 --> 00:45:08,298
I don't know about that.
601
00:45:08,739 --> 00:45:12,698
You were pulling on your jacket that was caught by the doors, correct?
602
00:45:13,177 --> 00:45:14,007
Yes.
603
00:45:14,111 --> 00:45:18,513
Why did you pull it when the doors will open by itself in Kishikawa station?
604
00:45:25,289 --> 00:45:26,721
Indicted.
605
00:45:29,259 --> 00:45:31,523
You're indicted. Indicted.
606
00:45:32,596 --> 00:45:37,056
A 15 year old junior high student mustered up the courage to catch you.
607
00:45:37,701 --> 00:45:42,729
She's been scared of getting on the train ever since you touched her.
608
00:45:44,374 --> 00:45:46,899
Your lawyer was totally behind you.
609
00:45:47,644 --> 00:45:49,635
"Are you going to indict him without evidence," he said.
610
00:45:50,414 --> 00:45:55,408
But you know, the victim's accounts and yours are in contrary.
611
00:45:55,853 --> 00:45:59,186
I have no choice but to let the court decide it.
612
00:45:59,990 --> 00:46:06,327
The trial will take a long time!
I'll listen to you any time you want to admit it.
613
00:46:07,064 --> 00:46:12,797
Don't assume you'll be deemed innocent in trial.
Well, you should seriously think it over.
614
00:46:19,109 --> 00:46:23,512
This would've never happened if I listened to the public defender.
615
00:46:26,350 --> 00:46:28,545
I don't know what to think!
616
00:46:29,419 --> 00:46:30,750
I really didn't do anything!
617
00:46:30,854 --> 00:46:33,379
Kaneko! That's enough.
618
00:46:33,490 --> 00:46:37,449
I've been locked in here for 3 weeks, and I might be convicted in the trial? This is wrong!
619
00:46:37,561 --> 00:46:38,289
It's over.
620
00:46:38,395 --> 00:46:40,295
Give me a break!
621
00:46:40,464 --> 00:46:44,127
People who really groped just have to admit it and go home as if nothing happened!
622
00:46:44,735 --> 00:46:48,000
Let me go, get your hands off me!
623
00:46:48,105 --> 00:46:49,936
I didn't do anything!
624
00:47:02,700 --> 00:47:06,900
[ I'm not a groper!!!!! ]
625
00:47:06,957 --> 00:47:10,893
I have been mistaken for a groper on the train,
626
00:47:11,094 --> 00:47:16,088
have been detained by the police for 5 months, and they put me on trial.
627
00:47:17,034 --> 00:47:21,929
Fortunately, I was able to prove my innocence in the trial court,
628
00:47:22,039 --> 00:47:24,603
but due to an appeal by the police side,
629
00:47:24,842 --> 00:47:29,142
I'm still fighting over this case in the appellate court.
630
00:47:29,246 --> 00:47:31,180
You should search for the witness right away.
631
00:47:31,281 --> 00:47:34,273
You're deemed guilty solely based on the victim's account in groping cases.
632
00:47:34,384 --> 00:47:37,114
What they seek from us is the evidence we didn't do it.
633
00:47:37,221 --> 00:47:39,849
Far more difficult than proving we did.
634
00:47:39,957 --> 00:47:43,051
A third person's witness testimony is very powerful.
635
00:47:43,160 --> 00:47:47,128
There are precedents where the defendant was acquitted when the witness was found.
636
00:47:48,498 --> 00:47:50,261
But how?
637
00:47:50,467 --> 00:47:53,027
I will help you.
Let's begin tomorrow.
638
00:47:53,170 --> 00:47:56,162
It would be best if you can get your lawyer to accompany us.
639
00:47:56,306 --> 00:47:58,501
Just in case we get in trouble with the station staff.
640
00:47:58,609 --> 00:48:02,045
Is it all right for us to ask our lawyer for these things?
641
00:48:02,145 --> 00:48:04,204
You can't hold back!
642
00:48:04,314 --> 00:48:06,805
Lawyers will never do anything unless we tell them to.
643
00:48:06,917 --> 00:48:09,613
They handle tens of cases at same time.
644
00:48:10,053 --> 00:48:14,114
Who would be desperate to help if not the relatives and friends?
645
00:48:16,426 --> 00:48:17,950
Please put this on.
646
00:48:23,066 --> 00:48:27,332
We're looking for a female witness, who on May 10th at around 8 AM,
647
00:48:27,437 --> 00:48:31,137
went to an office in the station and said "this person is not a groper."
648
00:48:31,308 --> 00:48:32,104
Good morning.
649
00:48:32,209 --> 00:48:33,972
Good morning.
650
00:48:34,077 --> 00:48:36,978
I'll be waiting here, let me know if there's any problem.
651
00:48:37,080 --> 00:48:39,571
Oh, Teppei's mom, don't step in their property.
652
00:48:39,683 --> 00:48:40,741
Please help us.
653
00:48:40,851 --> 00:48:41,647
Please.
654
00:48:42,386 --> 00:48:43,580
Help us.
655
00:48:44,454 --> 00:48:47,981
We're looking for a female witness...
656
00:48:49,000 --> 00:48:53,000
[ Sign: We are looking for a witness ]
657
00:48:53,797 --> 00:48:56,766
Please help us if you know who we're talking about.
658
00:49:08,211 --> 00:49:12,204
I apologize, but I'm not defending any more groping cases.
659
00:49:13,784 --> 00:49:16,116
How can I persuade you?
660
00:49:16,219 --> 00:49:18,312
Both I and Sudou have our hands full,
661
00:49:18,422 --> 00:49:20,890
and you have more experience in this type of case.
662
00:49:20,991 --> 00:49:24,154
I can't really help...
It's true I've had my share of groping cases though.
663
00:49:24,261 --> 00:49:27,697
I read the verdict for your last trial.
664
00:49:28,999 --> 00:49:32,560
What a poor judgement.
Unbelievable.
665
00:49:34,671 --> 00:49:36,866
Is that what's bothering you?
666
00:49:36,974 --> 00:49:41,377
No... well, a little, but...
667
00:49:41,478 --> 00:49:43,912
I'll stay away from criminal defenses for a while.
668
00:49:46,416 --> 00:49:47,644
I see.
669
00:49:49,686 --> 00:49:52,017
You won't be of any use if that's your attitude.
670
00:49:52,556 --> 00:49:56,048
We're fighting against the mighty government.
671
00:49:56,893 --> 00:50:00,751
You can't possibly serve as a criminal defense attorney if you're so easily discouraged.
672
00:50:01,198 --> 00:50:05,897
Judges being sensitive to acquittal is not something that began recently.
673
00:50:12,175 --> 00:50:16,737
The public defender is largely responsible for this case too.
674
00:50:17,748 --> 00:50:21,848
He recommended a plea bargain despite the fact that the defendant was denying it.
675
00:50:23,320 --> 00:50:26,118
Now the defendant is regretting his decision.
676
00:50:26,723 --> 00:50:29,355
Everything backfired.
677
00:50:41,338 --> 00:50:43,169
Is this yours?
678
00:50:43,273 --> 00:50:44,331
Ah!
679
00:50:45,308 --> 00:50:47,207
How do you explain this?
680
00:50:50,247 --> 00:50:52,672
What am I supposed to say?
681
00:50:53,483 --> 00:50:55,917
Is this a proof for groping?
682
00:50:57,320 --> 00:50:59,845
It will hurt your impression with the judge.
683
00:51:00,657 --> 00:51:02,654
Yours too...
684
00:51:06,029 --> 00:51:08,827
But then, all men are guilty.
685
00:51:09,166 --> 00:51:13,262
That's right, all men have the motive.
686
00:51:13,370 --> 00:51:17,830
And the victim was right beside you, so you have no alibi.
687
00:51:26,683 --> 00:51:29,713
It's the lawyer's job to do something about that!
688
00:51:31,188 --> 00:51:34,548
The courtroom is a dwelling place of demons!
689
00:51:34,758 --> 00:51:37,925
They don't even have the slightest concern for human rights!
690
00:51:38,328 --> 00:51:41,092
Innocent until proven guilty!
691
00:51:41,198 --> 00:51:44,531
Please show me your personal belongings.
Take your cell phone out.
692
00:51:44,634 --> 00:51:47,501
This is your reference number.
693
00:51:47,737 --> 00:51:49,398
Hello there,
694
00:51:49,506 --> 00:51:50,666
are you carrying a cell phone?
695
00:51:59,015 --> 00:52:01,643
Teppei's mother. Please sit in the middle.
696
00:52:08,325 --> 00:52:09,724
Good morning.
697
00:52:09,926 --> 00:52:11,757
Good morning.
698
00:52:14,131 --> 00:52:16,458
Excuse me, your hat.
699
00:52:17,067 --> 00:52:18,434
Please take your hat off.
700
00:53:04,814 --> 00:53:06,675
Sit down.
701
00:53:11,000 --> 00:53:13,890
[ 1st Session ]
702
00:53:13,890 --> 00:53:15,690
All rise.
[ 1st Session ]
703
00:53:26,836 --> 00:53:30,602
We will now begin.
Defendant, please take the stand.
704
00:53:31,174 --> 00:53:32,266
Yes.
705
00:53:40,450 --> 00:53:41,678
Your name.
706
00:53:43,353 --> 00:53:44,786
It's Kaneko Teppei.
707
00:53:45,222 --> 00:53:46,780
Yes, thank you.
708
00:53:48,858 --> 00:53:50,621
Please wait for your number.
709
00:53:59,102 --> 00:54:02,469
...on the public transportation, the defendant blatantly violated another,
710
00:54:02,572 --> 00:54:05,632
therefore, causing lasting trauma to the victim.
711
00:54:05,742 --> 00:54:09,405
Charges and penalties:
Infringement of Public Safety
712
00:54:09,512 --> 00:54:12,845
through aggressive and violent behavior.
713
00:54:12,949 --> 00:54:17,409
Same ordinance, article 9, paragraph 1, item 2.
Also article 5, paragraph 1.
714
00:54:20,257 --> 00:54:22,418
The defendant have the right to remain silent.
715
00:54:22,592 --> 00:54:25,493
You do not need to answer any questions you do not want to.
716
00:54:25,662 --> 00:54:30,154
Please be advised that everything spoken here can be used against you as an evidence.
717
00:54:32,202 --> 00:54:37,071
Are there any untruthful claims in their Statement of Allegations,
718
00:54:37,173 --> 00:54:39,505
which is what the prosecutor just read?
719
00:54:42,379 --> 00:54:43,346
Yes, there is.
720
00:54:44,881 --> 00:54:48,044
I didn't commit groping.
721
00:54:48,418 --> 00:54:51,246
Oh, you don't have to get close to the microphone.
722
00:54:51,655 --> 00:54:52,952
OK.
723
00:54:53,056 --> 00:54:58,149
Their claim that you were riding the same train as the plaintiff, who claims to be violated...
724
00:54:58,895 --> 00:55:00,389
is this justified?
725
00:55:01,064 --> 00:55:05,166
Yes, it is. But I didn't attempt to touch her.
726
00:55:05,435 --> 00:55:07,062
What's the defense attorney's opinion?
727
00:55:07,370 --> 00:55:10,931
I agree with the defendant.
The defendant has not committed acts of groping.
728
00:55:11,041 --> 00:55:17,041
I also accept the claim that he was riding on the same train as the plaintiff.
729
00:55:18,948 --> 00:55:21,849
You may step down.
730
00:55:22,385 --> 00:55:23,579
Yes.
731
00:55:24,621 --> 00:55:28,853
Now, we'll get to the examination of the evidence.
Prosecutor, please state your opening statement.
732
00:55:33,897 --> 00:55:35,159
Here.
733
00:55:38,234 --> 00:55:43,137
1. On May 10th, 2005 at around 7:30 AM,
734
00:55:43,239 --> 00:55:47,300
the defendant tried to get on a departing train on Jouhoku Express Line's Musashidai station,
735
00:55:47,410 --> 00:55:50,470
and squeezed in after being pushed by the station staff.
736
00:55:51,848 --> 00:55:54,248
2. Soon after the train departed,
737
00:55:54,351 --> 00:55:58,788
he willingly pressed his crotch against the victim in front of him, who was then 15 year old,
738
00:55:58,888 --> 00:56:03,120
as they passed Nobukuro station, he started lifting up the victim's skirt with his right hand,
739
00:56:03,226 --> 00:56:06,320
and then put his right hand inside victim's skirt,
740
00:56:06,429 --> 00:56:11,682
where he rubbed the victim's right buttock and committed the infringement as stated in our Statement of Allegations.
741
00:56:11,968 --> 00:56:15,836
The victim had been previously violated by gropers on the train while heading to school,
742
00:56:15,939 --> 00:56:19,272
and filed a complaint to the railway staff before,
743
00:56:19,376 --> 00:56:25,477
but she had been told actions cannot be taken without definitive evidence such as catching his wrist,
744
00:56:25,715 --> 00:56:28,684
so she knew she had to catch the groper's hand this time,
745
00:56:28,985 --> 00:56:35,419
and turned around as she caught the groper's right wrist and identified his jacket's sleeve,
746
00:56:35,592 --> 00:56:39,858
but the defendant's hand pulled back at that very moment, and she let go of his hand.
747
00:56:39,963 --> 00:56:45,727
But that was when the victim re-identified the jacket the defendant was wearing,
748
00:56:45,869 --> 00:56:48,303
and confirmed that it was the defendant's hand.
749
00:56:49,406 --> 00:56:52,705
3. As the victim's train arrived at Kishikawa station,
750
00:56:52,809 --> 00:56:56,677
she chased after the defendant, who got off before her, and caught his right sleeve.
751
00:56:57,180 --> 00:57:00,907
The defendant attempted to resist, but through assistance of another passenger,
752
00:57:00,984 --> 00:57:02,501
she arrested the defendant red-handed.
753
00:57:02,552 --> 00:57:03,951
Have you been groped by him?
754
00:57:04,053 --> 00:57:05,020
I didn't!
755
00:57:05,121 --> 00:57:06,713
No, you did!
756
00:57:06,956 --> 00:57:12,622
To summarize, the defendant objects to exhibits 1 through 6.
757
00:57:12,729 --> 00:57:15,823
Approves exhibit 7, the setting of date and place,
758
00:57:15,999 --> 00:57:20,265
and exhibit 8, the capacity of the train where the crime supposedly occurred.
759
00:57:20,370 --> 00:57:24,101
Partial objections to exhibits 10 through 16,
760
00:57:24,240 --> 00:57:26,674
fully objects to exhibit 17.
761
00:57:26,776 --> 00:57:30,974
The rest are on hold, correct?
762
00:57:31,080 --> 00:57:32,240
Yes.
763
00:57:34,551 --> 00:57:39,682
We will have the police detective, Yamada Kouji's witness questioning in our next meeting, OK?
764
00:57:39,789 --> 00:57:41,222
Affirmative.
765
00:57:41,424 --> 00:57:46,293
How would the afternoon of August 1st fit your schedule?
766
00:57:46,396 --> 00:57:47,863
I'm already booked.
767
00:57:48,798 --> 00:57:50,823
Both morning and afternoon are open on the 4th.
768
00:57:50,934 --> 00:57:54,392
I already have cases for both morning and afternoon.
769
00:57:54,504 --> 00:57:57,701
How about the morning of the 8th?
770
00:57:57,807 --> 00:57:59,434
Yes, it will be fine.
771
00:58:00,009 --> 00:58:00,703
OK.
772
00:58:24,434 --> 00:58:26,265
Why didn't you bring your friends?
773
00:58:26,369 --> 00:58:28,633
We'll lose with so many empty seats!
774
00:58:28,738 --> 00:58:33,971
We have to fill all the seats with observers and make the judge serious. All right?
775
00:58:35,445 --> 00:58:36,503
Thank you.
776
00:58:42,719 --> 00:58:45,847
Good afternoon. What are you doing here?
777
00:58:46,022 --> 00:58:48,513
I was just chatting with Mr. Sugimura.
778
00:58:48,658 --> 00:58:51,388
Oh! That malpractice case?
779
00:58:51,494 --> 00:58:56,522
Yes, what about you?
The judge is Oomori, right?
780
00:58:57,033 --> 00:58:57,965
Yes.
781
00:58:58,368 --> 00:58:59,699
He has a good reputation.
782
00:58:59,802 --> 00:59:03,761
He does? The press thinks otherwise.
783
00:59:05,108 --> 00:59:07,008
"Acquittal disease", huh?
784
00:59:07,110 --> 00:59:09,840
They make it sound as if acquittal verdicts are bad.
785
00:59:09,946 --> 00:59:13,541
If it really is a disease, I hope he'll pass it to other judges too!
786
00:59:14,217 --> 00:59:15,343
So, how was it?
787
00:59:16,553 --> 00:59:22,116
The defendant's account immediately after the incident hasn't been recorded at all.
788
00:59:22,559 --> 00:59:26,928
The victim's account is completely missing the female witness' visit to the office,
789
00:59:27,030 --> 00:59:31,164
or that the defendant was pulling on his jacket.
790
00:59:32,402 --> 00:59:35,371
So, the reports that should obviously exist are missing.
791
00:59:35,471 --> 00:59:38,201
They always hide inconvenient evidence.
792
00:59:38,308 --> 00:59:39,741
Can't be like that...
793
00:59:39,842 --> 00:59:43,539
Yes it is. Once indicted, they have to convict him at all costs.
794
00:59:43,646 --> 00:59:45,837
That's the public prosecutor's job.
795
00:59:48,900 --> 00:59:51,040
[ 2nd Session ]
796
00:59:51,040 --> 00:59:52,973
This way.
[ 2nd Session ]
797
00:59:53,309 --> 00:59:54,469
Sit down.
798
01:00:05,588 --> 01:00:08,614
And please turn off your cell phones.
799
01:00:11,727 --> 01:00:17,029
Uh, um... you can't stand there.
People without a seat have to leave.
800
01:00:17,132 --> 01:00:21,129
Can we get the judge to see there's so much attention for this case?
801
01:00:21,270 --> 01:00:23,704
They will leave right after the judge shows up.
802
01:00:25,040 --> 01:00:26,905
Oh, all right.
803
01:00:48,631 --> 01:00:49,893
All rise.
804
01:01:06,649 --> 01:01:11,916
I will be presenting Exhibit 17: Reenactment of the Crime Scene Photo Report to the witness.
805
01:01:15,057 --> 01:01:17,548
This Reenactment of the Crime Scene Photo Report
806
01:01:17,660 --> 01:01:22,597
is accurately recorded by you after a thorough investigation?
807
01:01:22,698 --> 01:01:23,494
Yes.
808
01:01:23,866 --> 01:01:26,960
Did you threaten the defendant or
809
01:01:27,069 --> 01:01:32,599
force the defendant to reenact something contrary to his account during investigation?
810
01:01:32,708 --> 01:01:33,766
I did not.
811
01:01:33,942 --> 01:01:39,967
So, you did not force the defendant to do anything against his will while producing this photo report?
812
01:01:40,149 --> 01:01:41,116
I did not.
813
01:01:41,650 --> 01:01:42,514
That is all.
814
01:01:42,618 --> 01:01:46,179
OK, then. Defence attorneys, you may cross-examine the witness.
815
01:01:48,457 --> 01:01:50,357
A question from Sudou, the defendant's attorney.
816
01:01:50,459 --> 01:01:51,892
Oh, microphone.
817
01:01:51,994 --> 01:01:55,122
Please use the microphone, otherwise we can't record it.
818
01:01:58,233 --> 01:02:01,396
About the Reenactment of the Crime Scene Photo Report's female mannequin,
819
01:02:01,503 --> 01:02:03,503
what was its height?
820
01:02:03,939 --> 01:02:07,705
I think it was 165cm.
821
01:02:08,410 --> 01:02:11,811
Are you aware of the female victim's height?
822
01:02:13,482 --> 01:02:14,779
I forgot.
823
01:02:15,150 --> 01:02:19,246
Did you know the victim's height when that photo was taken?
824
01:02:19,354 --> 01:02:20,286
Probably.
825
01:02:20,723 --> 01:02:22,384
Probably what?
826
01:02:22,725 --> 01:02:24,556
I probably knew.
827
01:02:25,461 --> 01:02:30,626
The victim's height is 155cm. 10cm shorter than the mannequin.
828
01:02:30,999 --> 01:02:34,230
Isn't the difference between the defendant and the victim's height vital in determining
829
01:02:34,336 --> 01:02:38,800
whether or not this crime was possible by the defendant in this case?
830
01:02:39,575 --> 01:02:43,568
That photograph was taken to reenact the standing positions,
831
01:02:44,012 --> 01:02:46,378
so I was not worried about the height difference.
832
01:02:47,249 --> 01:02:49,843
The victim said he was carrying a bag in his left hand,
833
01:02:49,952 --> 01:02:53,115
and was pulling on his jacket with his right hand at the moment.
834
01:02:53,222 --> 01:02:57,022
What didn't you let him carry a bag for this reenactment?
835
01:02:58,093 --> 01:03:00,755
As I stated earlier, this is for confirmation of the standing positions,
836
01:03:00,863 --> 01:03:02,888
so I thought the bag was irrelevant.
837
01:03:03,565 --> 01:03:05,829
As for the defendant's right hand...
838
01:03:05,934 --> 01:03:09,631
he didn't hold on to his jacket, and put his hands together in front by himself.
839
01:03:10,472 --> 01:03:13,635
I did not order him to do it.
840
01:03:15,778 --> 01:03:17,905
A question from Arakawa, the defendant's attorney.
841
01:03:18,013 --> 01:03:21,608
Did you interrogate the defendant on the day of the incident?
842
01:03:21,717 --> 01:03:22,411
Yes.
843
01:03:22,518 --> 01:03:27,387
And you told him "I'll let you leave right away when you admit the groping,
844
01:03:27,489 --> 01:03:29,184
it's the same as breaking a traffic law."
845
01:03:29,291 --> 01:03:33,387
"You're released once you pay a fine in Summary Judgement," correct?
846
01:03:33,695 --> 01:03:35,489
I didn't say that.
847
01:03:36,298 --> 01:03:41,668
Did you hear the accusations made by the victim before inspecting the defendant?
848
01:03:42,371 --> 01:03:45,204
Yes, I'd been informed of roughly what happened.
849
01:03:45,307 --> 01:03:48,333
What did the victim accuse of?
850
01:03:49,178 --> 01:03:52,170
That he put his hand inside her skirt from behind,
851
01:03:52,281 --> 01:03:55,444
and touched her right buttock over her panties.
852
01:03:56,652 --> 01:04:00,110
Did you not try to get an objective proof of this accusation?
853
01:04:08,330 --> 01:04:11,424
For example, extracting the sample of debris from defendant's hand,
854
01:04:11,533 --> 01:04:14,502
and check to see whether or not they match the fibers of the victim's underwear?
855
01:04:16,972 --> 01:04:19,907
I was busy... and it slipped my mind.
856
01:04:20,142 --> 01:04:22,303
What do you mean it slipped your mind?!
857
01:04:22,511 --> 01:04:24,979
The defendant's life is at stake!
858
01:04:26,849 --> 01:04:28,840
I usually take the sample,
859
01:04:29,051 --> 01:04:31,679
but I don't really remember why I didn't.
860
01:04:32,454 --> 01:04:34,547
There are so many similar cases.
861
01:04:34,957 --> 01:04:38,358
You were in a position where you had to get proofs for the accusation,
862
01:04:38,460 --> 01:04:40,621
yet you did not even try to search for an objective proof.
863
01:04:40,729 --> 01:04:41,855
That is not true.
864
01:04:41,964 --> 01:04:46,162
You did not even make an attempt to listen to the defendant's explanation of events.
865
01:04:46,435 --> 01:04:51,134
Why did you fail to properly record the defendant's account?
866
01:04:51,240 --> 01:04:53,265
No, I accurately recorded everything.
867
01:04:53,442 --> 01:04:56,206
Why did you fail record the defendant's claim
868
01:04:56,311 --> 01:05:00,372
that his jacket was stuck by the doors, and he was pulling on it?
869
01:05:01,450 --> 01:05:03,975
He did not make such claims.
870
01:05:06,021 --> 01:05:07,852
One last question.
871
01:05:07,990 --> 01:05:12,393
Will debris analysis always detect someone who touches underwear?
872
01:05:13,228 --> 01:05:15,355
No, not always.
873
01:05:15,464 --> 01:05:20,333
Has debris analysis ever been used as a proof of a crime?
874
01:05:20,636 --> 01:05:21,660
No.
875
01:05:22,271 --> 01:05:23,533
I rest my case.
876
01:05:26,842 --> 01:05:28,002
Today's theme
877
01:05:28,110 --> 01:05:32,638
was to reveal the sloppiness of this investigation conducted by the police.
878
01:05:32,748 --> 01:05:37,515
And the police side obviously have evidence they failed to submit,
879
01:05:37,619 --> 01:05:39,746
so we agreed to evidences that can't hurt us,
880
01:05:39,855 --> 01:05:42,517
and our strategy is to agree with the rest of their evidence
881
01:05:42,624 --> 01:05:48,049
only after they submit all written statements by the victim, the male witness, and the station staff.
882
01:05:48,163 --> 01:05:50,888
Of course, we will argue about the reliance of such documents.
883
01:05:51,300 --> 01:05:54,269
Wait a minute there, we can't see all the evidence?
884
01:05:54,369 --> 01:05:57,031
Aren't they supposed to see everything before deciding if he's guilty or not?
885
01:05:57,139 --> 01:06:00,199
Which evidence to present is a strategy for both sides.
886
01:06:00,442 --> 01:06:03,377
But only the prosecutor hold evidence for interviews.
887
01:06:03,478 --> 01:06:05,207
We have nothing.
888
01:06:05,314 --> 01:06:08,943
We can ask them to present the evidence,
889
01:06:09,051 --> 01:06:10,916
but to make such a request,
890
01:06:11,019 --> 01:06:14,216
we have to be specific and say
"you must have this and that, so show us."
891
01:06:14,323 --> 01:06:15,790
We have to point them out.
892
01:06:15,891 --> 01:06:17,984
What? You know what evidence they have?
893
01:06:18,093 --> 01:06:22,553
I don't, I can only make an educated guess.
I know this sounds really strange.
894
01:06:26,702 --> 01:06:28,226
Who asked you?
895
01:06:29,638 --> 01:06:31,333
Who were those people?
896
01:06:31,740 --> 01:06:33,935
Mr. Sata got them for us.
897
01:06:34,042 --> 01:06:35,066
Why?
898
01:06:35,944 --> 01:06:38,640
It doesn't make any sense, he knows nothing about me.
899
01:06:38,814 --> 01:06:42,477
He doesn't know us, but he knows how these trials work.
900
01:06:42,651 --> 01:06:44,243
So what?
901
01:06:44,786 --> 01:06:47,949
Why do I have to advertise to everyone that I'm charged of groping?
902
01:06:48,223 --> 01:06:49,986
And why did you get Youko too?
903
01:06:50,092 --> 01:06:53,186
Well, Youko... Ogura brought her.
904
01:06:53,295 --> 01:06:54,489
Why?
905
01:06:55,063 --> 01:06:59,193
We're all friends. The more observers we have, the better.
906
01:06:59,468 --> 01:07:00,799
Friends?
907
01:07:01,203 --> 01:07:03,228
Don't you know we broke up?
908
01:07:03,872 --> 01:07:07,603
We're all worried about you.
909
01:07:28,000 --> 01:07:33,000
[ Female junior high student ]
1
01:07:39,000 --> 01:07:43,999
[ 3rd Session ]
2
01:07:45,835 --> 01:07:50,635
Excuse me, who are they?
3
01:07:50,739 --> 01:07:55,698
Oh, they're law apprentices.
They're training for bar exams.
4
01:07:55,810 --> 01:07:57,107
Trainees?
5
01:07:57,211 --> 01:07:59,406
No, apprentices.
6
01:08:11,490 --> 01:08:13,650
As you were.
7
01:08:15,993 --> 01:08:17,187
Good morning.
8
01:08:17,428 --> 01:08:19,055
Good morning.
9
01:08:19,163 --> 01:08:21,528
We will now begin.
10
01:08:22,833 --> 01:08:24,164
Wait.
11
01:08:25,001 --> 01:08:29,300
If you would like to observe, please squeeze in and sit down.
12
01:08:29,972 --> 01:08:31,000
Is that all right?
13
01:08:42,950 --> 01:08:44,576
What's about to start?
14
01:08:44,750 --> 01:08:45,739
These are screens.
15
01:08:45,852 --> 01:08:47,547
For the plaintiff's privacy,
16
01:08:47,653 --> 01:08:50,121
they make sure the defendant and the observers can't see her.
17
01:08:50,256 --> 01:08:51,586
Like that.
18
01:08:52,224 --> 01:08:53,020
With these boards?
19
01:08:53,124 --> 01:08:54,216
Yes.
20
01:08:55,193 --> 01:08:58,320
Defendant, please sit on the bench.
21
01:08:58,863 --> 01:08:59,887
Yes.
22
01:09:09,238 --> 01:09:10,938
Screens again?!
23
01:09:10,938 --> 01:09:12,938
Openess to the public was supposed to be important.
24
01:09:13,041 --> 01:09:17,136
It can't be helped, considering the recent trend of victim protection.
25
01:09:21,882 --> 01:09:23,543
Please, come in.
26
01:09:31,524 --> 01:09:33,424
You don't have to be scared.
27
01:09:33,526 --> 01:09:37,461
Is your name and other information printed correctly on the card?
28
01:09:37,562 --> 01:09:38,392
Yes.
29
01:09:38,496 --> 01:09:42,591
Please read the oath out loud.
30
01:09:43,367 --> 01:09:47,029
I swear to honestly tell the truth
31
01:09:47,270 --> 01:09:51,934
without concealment or deception.
32
01:09:52,074 --> 01:09:53,802
Please take your seat.
33
01:09:54,976 --> 01:09:58,934
Please state your experience exactly as it happened.
34
01:09:59,079 --> 01:10:03,175
If you make falseful testimony, you may be prosecuted for perjury
35
01:10:03,284 --> 01:10:04,649
so please be careful.
36
01:10:05,052 --> 01:10:07,679
Public prosecutor, please begin your examination.
37
01:10:09,088 --> 01:10:13,285
The witness, you...
38
01:10:15,694 --> 01:10:19,527
Why don't you take a deep breath?
39
01:10:20,331 --> 01:10:21,491
Yes.
40
01:10:25,168 --> 01:10:28,228
I'm sorry, I'm all right.
41
01:10:29,439 --> 01:10:32,407
After the train left Musashidai station,
42
01:10:32,508 --> 01:10:35,739
you sensed rustling movement behind you, correct?
43
01:10:36,111 --> 01:10:37,099
Yes.
44
01:10:37,312 --> 01:10:39,041
What did you think at the time?
45
01:10:39,414 --> 01:10:43,281
It was disturbing... I encounter gropers often,
46
01:10:43,383 --> 01:10:45,715
so I thought maybe this time too...
47
01:10:46,119 --> 01:10:51,711
Did you mean something was touching your body by "rustling"?
48
01:10:52,224 --> 01:10:58,418
I somehow knew the person behind me wasn't moving with the swaying of the train,
49
01:10:58,663 --> 01:11:02,393
and something hard kept bumping into my hip.
50
01:11:02,666 --> 01:11:07,762
It felt like something was pressing against me.
I thought maybe it was a groper.
51
01:11:07,870 --> 01:11:10,896
What happened after that?
52
01:11:11,708 --> 01:11:13,505
I was really scared...
53
01:11:14,109 --> 01:11:18,546
and after that, I felt my skirt being lifted up,
54
01:11:19,247 --> 01:11:22,511
and he touched my right buttock...
55
01:11:22,617 --> 01:11:27,808
Were you able to see someone's hand touching your buttocks?
56
01:11:28,188 --> 01:11:29,177
No,
57
01:11:29,589 --> 01:11:34,890
but it was moving up and down, left and right...
58
01:11:35,227 --> 01:11:39,663
then I felt rubbing...
59
01:11:40,498 --> 01:11:43,194
I was sure it was a hand.
60
01:11:43,401 --> 01:11:47,734
How did you try to catch the offender?
61
01:11:48,105 --> 01:11:51,403
I tried to grab the offender's hand.
62
01:11:51,574 --> 01:11:54,475
Why did you try to grab the offender's hand?
63
01:11:54,844 --> 01:11:59,712
When I reported a groper to the police before,
64
01:12:00,081 --> 01:12:04,710
they said I needed evidence like grabbing his hand.
65
01:12:04,818 --> 01:12:08,413
How did you try to catch his hand?
66
01:12:08,522 --> 01:12:13,151
I tried to catch his hand while he was in the act of groping.
67
01:12:13,259 --> 01:12:16,091
Where was the offender's hand?
68
01:12:16,595 --> 01:12:18,392
My right buttock.
69
01:12:19,031 --> 01:12:24,991
But... I felt it moving forward...
70
01:12:26,137 --> 01:12:29,367
You caught him while his hand was moving forward?
71
01:12:29,773 --> 01:12:30,762
Yes.
72
01:12:31,041 --> 01:12:36,171
I really didn't want it to move forward...
73
01:12:36,278 --> 01:12:38,269
I grabbed him with my right hand.
74
01:12:39,014 --> 01:12:41,948
Which part of the offender's body did you catch?
75
01:12:42,450 --> 01:12:46,147
I think it was slightly above his wrist.
76
01:12:46,254 --> 01:12:49,222
Where were you looking at when this happened?
77
01:12:49,322 --> 01:12:53,587
I was looking at my own hand, which caught the offender's hand.
78
01:12:53,693 --> 01:12:56,253
Were you able to see the offender's fingers?
79
01:12:56,362 --> 01:12:58,125
No, I couldn't.
80
01:12:58,431 --> 01:13:03,697
My skirt was lifted up, that's all I saw.
81
01:13:03,802 --> 01:13:07,897
Did you also grab the offender's clothes when you caught his hand?
82
01:13:08,005 --> 01:13:09,131
Yes.
83
01:13:09,239 --> 01:13:12,071
Did you see the color of the offender's clothes?
84
01:13:12,175 --> 01:13:14,700
I think it was blackish.
85
01:13:15,011 --> 01:13:17,445
What happened to the hand you grabbed?
86
01:13:17,547 --> 01:13:21,175
The hand pulled back.
87
01:13:21,983 --> 01:13:24,348
You let go of his hand?
88
01:13:24,618 --> 01:13:25,607
Yes.
89
01:13:26,053 --> 01:13:29,386
You lost the sight of the offender's hand?
90
01:13:29,790 --> 01:13:34,749
No, I was chasing that hand with my eyes.
91
01:13:34,961 --> 01:13:37,986
To which direction did that hand pull back?
92
01:13:38,097 --> 01:13:39,496
Behind me.
93
01:13:40,199 --> 01:13:42,231
Did you, for example,
94
01:13:42,334 --> 01:13:46,569
feel it move sideways along your back, from right to left?
95
01:13:47,105 --> 01:13:48,504
No.
96
01:13:48,606 --> 01:13:50,596
Did you feel it
97
01:13:50,707 --> 01:13:54,370
move to your right or move down?
98
01:13:54,644 --> 01:13:56,110
No.
99
01:13:56,212 --> 01:14:00,376
So, you followed the withdrawing hand with your eyes?
100
01:14:00,483 --> 01:14:01,108
Yes.
101
01:14:01,217 --> 01:14:03,150
And that direction was behind you?
102
01:14:03,251 --> 01:14:04,582
Yes.
103
01:14:04,886 --> 01:14:07,480
What did you do after that?
104
01:14:07,988 --> 01:14:14,517
When I followed the hand with my eyes, it led me to the person behind me.
105
01:14:14,961 --> 01:14:19,660
His jacket had a similar color as the sleeve I caught,
106
01:14:19,766 --> 01:14:22,233
so I said "please stop."
107
01:14:27,004 --> 01:14:32,408
I would like to present Exhibit 17: Reenactment of the Crime Scene Photo Report's photo 1 through 3.
108
01:14:35,078 --> 01:14:38,138
Is this the person you caught on May 10th,
109
01:14:38,248 --> 01:14:42,843
the day you were groped on the train?
110
01:14:47,755 --> 01:14:48,779
Yes.
111
01:14:49,624 --> 01:14:51,250
I rest my case.
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Other than the man you caught,
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do you remember anyone else on the train at the time?
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For example, the person in front of you,
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back-right, or back-left?
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I don't remember.
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Please face the judge when you answer.
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During the interview, you said there was a middle-aged woman in front of you.
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Then, I think there was.
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Do you remember anything else?
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For example, a fat man to your back-left?
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I don't remember.
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I would like to ask you what happened after you got off at Kishikawa station.
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Did the defendant try to explain himself before going to the station office?
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He said he was only pulling on his jacket because it was caught between the doors.
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Did a clerical woman come to the station office?
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Yes, she did.
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Did she say something?
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"The man's jacket was caught between the doors,
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but his movement was strange"... she said.
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According to the interview by the police on that day,
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"The woman who came to the office said
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'his jacket was caught between the doors'"
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was the only thing you mentioned in the report.
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Is that so? But... she said his movement was strange...
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What happened to her afterwards?
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She disappeared before I realized it.
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Did the man you caught say
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"don't let her go", or something similar?
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I don't know.
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I was taken to the back of the office as soon as I entered the room.
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I'm defence attorney, Arakawa.
I would like to confirm something with you.
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Let's go back a little bit in time.
After you caught the offender's hand,
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you saw the offender's hand, correct?
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Yes.
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He pulled his hand back.
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Yes.
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Where did the hand go when you followed it with your eyes?
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Behind me.
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Did you see the hand go behind you?
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Yes.
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I saw the hand, followed the hand with my eyes,
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and when I followed the direction of the hand's movement,
a person wearing similar colored clothes was there...
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You just said "similar colored clothes"...
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but if you really followed the hand the whole time,
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wouldn't it be the same hand?
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Wouldn't you describe it as
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"the same colored" instead of "similar colored"?
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Didn't you describe it as "similar colored"
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because you lost sight of this hand for a second?
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It pulled back, but I was looking at it the whole time...
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then I looked in that direction...
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You saw the offender's hand when you caught it, correct?
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Then, it pulled back.
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Did the offender's hand disappear for a moment when it pulled back?
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I don't remember well.
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You see my right hand here?
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It won't disappear from your sight even if I moved it to the left, right?
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Yes.
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But if my right hand hid behind the sleeve for a moment...
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you won't see the hand.
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Yes.
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We are asking if it disappeared like that for a moment.
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Please try to remember.
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You don't remember?
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No.
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Defence attorney, please continue.
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You caught the hand, you saw the hand, it pulled back...
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Please listen to the following very carefully.
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You followed the direction of the movement, but you lost sight of it for a moment.
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But there was a similar colored jacket,
so you knew it was him, or...
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it was pulled back, but you didn't lose sight of it
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and kept following it with your eyes?
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Objection. Repetitious question.
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It's an important part.
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Witness, please try to remember again.
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It disappeared for a second...
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and when I looked at the direction of its movement,
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a person wearing similar colored clothes was there.
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And that's how you knew it was the same person?
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I knew it was him from the direction the hand pulled out,
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color of his clothes, and where his hand was facing...
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So, you knew it was him even though you lost sight of it for a second?
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Yes.
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Earlier, you answered the prosecutor's question
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you didn't "feel it move along your back, from right to left."
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Yes.
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Does it mean it's impossible for the person at your back-left to have touched you?
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Yes.
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You can say that with conviction just based on the feeling of your back?
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The police detective also told me the person to my back-left couldn't touch me,
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so it must be the person directly behind me.
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The police detective said the person to your back-left can't touch you?
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Yes.
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Did he tell you why it's impossible?
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He said they did that kind of experiment...
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Hold on,
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the police detective said they proved the person to you back-left
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can't touch you through experiment?
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Yes.
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Do you remember which police detective said that?
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No.
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Was it a male or female detective?
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I don't remember well, but that person really said so.
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The court would like to ask you a few questions.
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It will be over soon, so please hang on.
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Yes.
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The woman who came to the office said
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"The man's jacket was caught between the doors,
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but his movement was strange"?
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Yes.
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Why do you think she came all the way to the office
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just to tell you that?
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I think it's because I said he's a groper.
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She didn't say anything like
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"the person you caught is not the offender"?
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No, she didn't say that sort of thing.
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Judge, I would like to request the release of
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police reports regarding the reenactment experiment mentioned by the witness.
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Is that alright, prosecutor?
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I must check if such reports exist.
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If it does, please submit it.
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I will look into it.
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The woman who came must have said
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he wasn't the groper because he was pulling on his jacket.
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Why would Teppei be upset they let her go if she said his movement was strange?
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Maybe it was the psychological effect on the victim.
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She was groped, and another woman came all the way to the office,
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so she thought the woman was obviously on her side.
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That's why she heard it the way she wanted to.
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Or maybe she already made up in her mind that the person she caught was the offender,
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so she heard it that way.
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You did well.
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Don't give up, and hang on to the end.
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Just between the two of us...
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01:24:28,009 --> 01:24:33,207
The public prosecutor in charge said he didn't expect you to be indicted!
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Thanks.
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So, this is where I was locked up!
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I didn't know.
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Order whatever you like.
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01:25:19,951 --> 01:25:21,111
OK.
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Rice balls.
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01:25:32,395 --> 01:25:33,726
You're going to start with that?
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I can understand that.
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01:25:36,733 --> 01:25:40,668
I also wanted to eat well-cooked rice when I was studying overseas.
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01:25:44,505 --> 01:25:45,995
It's been 4 months!
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01:25:47,175 --> 01:25:49,166
They call it the "Hostage Technique"!
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01:25:49,977 --> 01:25:52,536
We requested bail a couple of times, but...
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01:25:52,646 --> 01:25:54,113
Why didn't they grant bail?
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1. If the defendant doesn't have a permanent address.
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2. If there is a suspicion that the defendant may destroy evidence.
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3. If there is a reason or suspicion that the defendant may disappear and never come back.
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01:26:06,358 --> 01:26:09,190
It seems they're using reason #2 for this case.
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01:26:09,393 --> 01:26:12,226
Wow, I can't believe you know these things!
But there is no evidence.
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01:26:12,329 --> 01:26:15,661
You know, he might threaten the victim to falsely testify.
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01:26:15,765 --> 01:26:18,199
That's why they allowed bail once the witness testified.
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01:26:18,301 --> 01:26:21,792
He still can't get on the train on that express line during the bail period.
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01:26:21,903 --> 01:26:23,393
That's crazy!
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01:26:23,505 --> 01:26:25,097
How much was the bail?
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2 million yen...
($20,000 )
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01:26:32,346 --> 01:26:38,477
I thought courtrooms were places where bad people were tried.
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That's why, I always thought getting bail with money was...
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01:26:43,889 --> 01:26:48,825
Yeah, courtrooms are where they decide whether or not someone's guilty.
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Obviously, huh?
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01:26:52,796 --> 01:26:56,596
Judges are usually in charge of more than 200 cases at any time.
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Most of them are cases where the defendant pleads guilty, so they're all guilty sentences.
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If you think about it, a courtroom is usually a place where bad people are tried.
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It's not easy believing a defendant's words in such a place.
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If they don't judge quickly, it can affect their performance evaluations.
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They're overworked.
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01:27:19,185 --> 01:27:22,677
The competence of the judges are measured by the number of cases they handle,
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so they only think about getting it over with.
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01:27:25,757 --> 01:27:27,156
Thank you.
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01:27:27,793 --> 01:27:31,592
At which phase are we on the criminal procedure?
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01:27:31,729 --> 01:27:36,062
The plaintiff side just finished their argument,
so next up is the defendant side's counter-argument.
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01:27:36,499 --> 01:27:41,836
Theoretically, we only have to point out flaws in their arguments,
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01:27:42,105 --> 01:27:43,867
but it's not so easy in real life.
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We'll lose unless we can assert our innocence.
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We need to be prepared for that.
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That's where I have an idea...
I would like to film a reenactment video.
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01:28:00,287 --> 01:28:04,882
Create an identical environment to the witness' account, also Kaneko's
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and reenact the events of that day.
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We don't know if we can use it as an evidence yet,
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01:28:10,328 --> 01:28:14,286
but it's difficult to grasp the situation just by words.
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01:28:14,398 --> 01:28:17,333
We have to fully understand
the circumstances on that day,
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and check to see if there are any contradictions to the witness' testimony.
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It's costly and a lot of work, but...
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Mr. Sata said he made one too, I'll ask him.
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[ 4th Session ]
Did you witness the act of groping on the train?
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01:28:35,349 --> 01:28:41,482
No, but there was a man was rustling near the door, so I took a glance once every while.
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01:28:42,055 --> 01:28:43,545
It was a strange behavior.
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01:28:43,656 --> 01:28:45,589
Who was this rustling man?
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01:28:45,691 --> 01:28:47,158
The defendant.
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01:28:47,326 --> 01:28:50,817
I was looking at him because he was acting awkwardly ever since he got on the train.
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01:28:50,928 --> 01:28:52,752
Please face the judge.
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01:28:53,264 --> 01:28:55,323
What do you mean by "awkwardly"?
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01:28:55,833 --> 01:29:00,531
He pressed his front body against the female student,
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01:29:00,637 --> 01:29:02,400
so I thought he could be mistaken for a groper.
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01:29:02,506 --> 01:29:06,601
I was looking at him because I thought if it were me, I would get on facing back.
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01:29:07,843 --> 01:29:10,242
Where were you looking at him from?
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01:29:10,345 --> 01:29:16,977
I was looking at him over a person sitting beside me, near the door on the opposite side.
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01:29:18,719 --> 01:29:21,620
I would like to ask you what happened after you got off at Kishikawa station.
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01:29:21,754 --> 01:29:25,155
Did you lead the defendant into the office?
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01:29:25,258 --> 01:29:30,991
No, they were arguing on the platform, but I guess he gave up when the station staff arrived.
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01:29:31,096 --> 01:29:34,155
The staff and the defendant walked in front,
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01:29:34,265 --> 01:29:38,395
and the victim and I walked behind them, side by side.
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01:29:38,536 --> 01:29:42,096
Did a clerical woman also come to the station office?
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01:29:42,205 --> 01:29:42,967
Yes.
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01:29:43,072 --> 01:29:44,869
What did she come to say?
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Let's see...
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01:29:47,476 --> 01:29:50,536
"I don't know if he is a groper or not, but suspicious"
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01:29:50,646 --> 01:29:52,671
or something along those lines.
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01:29:52,813 --> 01:29:55,373
"Something along those lines"?
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01:29:55,483 --> 01:29:59,009
I don't remember well, she left almost immediately.
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01:29:59,953 --> 01:30:04,185
Did the defendant say something after she left?
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01:30:04,291 --> 01:30:07,454
I think he said something like "why are you letting her go?"
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01:30:12,263 --> 01:30:14,595
The woman who came to the station office
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01:30:14,699 --> 01:30:18,532
didn't say anything like "he's not the groper", correct?
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01:30:18,635 --> 01:30:21,570
Yes, it didn't sound that way.
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01:30:21,672 --> 01:30:22,964
I rest my case.
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01:30:27,176 --> 01:30:31,544
I don't mind, ask me anything you want.
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01:30:32,914 --> 01:30:35,648
Out of all your acquittal sentences,
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01:30:35,817 --> 01:30:39,616
are there any cases you had doubts they may have been guilty?
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01:30:39,820 --> 01:30:41,082
None.
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01:30:42,256 --> 01:30:46,587
Sentencing is merely a process of determining whether or not
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01:30:46,691 --> 01:30:52,057
the prosecutor has proven the defendant is guilty without assumptions.
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"We have no evidence, but the the defendant may be the culprit"
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gives us no reason to hesitate.
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01:31:04,608 --> 01:31:10,841
If such things caused us to hesitate, we may only listen to the prosecutor's side of story,
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01:31:10,980 --> 01:31:15,313
and at times, we may punish an innocent person.
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01:31:16,484 --> 01:31:22,578
If we thoroughly examined the prosecutor's arguments and still not certain it's a guilty case,
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01:31:22,756 --> 01:31:24,646
then he's innocent!
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01:31:26,125 --> 01:31:31,461
What do you think is the most important responsibility of a justice system?
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To identify the truth?
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01:31:37,035 --> 01:31:38,195
Hmm...
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01:31:38,435 --> 01:31:40,335
To be fair.
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01:31:40,504 --> 01:31:41,766
Hmm...
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01:31:43,407 --> 01:31:45,298
Fairness?
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01:31:47,377 --> 01:31:49,538
The most important responsibility...
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is that an innocent person shall not be punished.
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01:32:01,222 --> 01:32:04,850
About that police reenactment report
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01:32:04,958 --> 01:32:09,190
that the man at back-left can't commit groping...
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01:32:09,528 --> 01:32:10,790
It still hasn't turned up.
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01:32:11,230 --> 01:32:13,255
"Non-existent" according to them.
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01:32:13,699 --> 01:32:14,996
Non-existent?
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01:32:15,234 --> 01:32:16,996
It means they can't find it.
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01:32:17,869 --> 01:32:20,064
There is none,
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01:32:20,338 --> 01:32:24,433
but if we find it later, they would have been lying.
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01:32:24,541 --> 01:32:26,202
Non-existent.
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01:32:26,710 --> 01:32:28,041
So, they have it?
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01:32:28,277 --> 01:32:29,904
We don't know about that.
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01:32:30,112 --> 01:32:33,104
It might exist but they don't want to show it,
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01:32:33,215 --> 01:32:36,012
or maybe they really can't find it.
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01:32:36,651 --> 01:32:38,516
If it really doesn't exist,
365
01:32:38,787 --> 01:32:40,651
then the detective lied to the victim,
366
01:32:40,754 --> 01:32:44,417
and persuaded the victim into thinking Kaneko is the offender.
367
01:32:46,694 --> 01:32:49,321
Why would they have it and don't want to show it?
368
01:32:49,429 --> 01:32:50,828
Hmm...
369
01:32:51,164 --> 01:32:54,826
Maybe it was such an unreliable report,
370
01:32:54,933 --> 01:32:57,299
just like the mannequin photo,
371
01:32:57,402 --> 01:33:00,598
and they thought it would worsen their case.
372
01:33:02,473 --> 01:33:04,168
Who knows...
373
01:33:06,910 --> 01:33:10,209
I have news about something unrelated to this.
374
01:33:10,613 --> 01:33:12,307
The judge has been changed.
375
01:33:13,015 --> 01:33:14,175
What?
376
01:33:15,217 --> 01:33:17,048
Such a thing can happen?
377
01:33:17,252 --> 01:33:20,152
Yes, it's nothing uncommon.
378
01:33:21,022 --> 01:33:22,250
Then...
379
01:33:22,790 --> 01:33:25,485
what would happen to all the discoveries up to this point?
380
01:33:25,625 --> 01:33:27,217
We can't do anything about it.
381
01:33:27,327 --> 01:33:31,886
The new judge would have to catch up to everything we found out so far
382
01:33:31,897 --> 01:33:34,695
using only written documents.
383
01:33:38,739 --> 01:33:40,939
[ 5th Session ]
.
384
01:33:40,939 --> 01:33:42,865
[ 5th Session ]
All rise.
385
01:33:46,477 --> 01:33:48,104
The judge has changed.
386
01:33:48,212 --> 01:33:51,146
Is the schedule for future trials fine for both sides?
387
01:33:51,247 --> 01:33:51,872
Yes.
388
01:33:51,981 --> 01:33:53,175
Yes.
389
01:33:54,283 --> 01:33:56,045
The observer capacity is 20.
390
01:33:56,184 --> 01:33:59,415
Those who seated last, please make your exit.
391
01:33:59,688 --> 01:34:03,316
The previous judge said we can squeeze in.
392
01:34:03,424 --> 01:34:05,187
This is my court now.
393
01:34:05,292 --> 01:34:06,188
What are you talking about?
394
01:34:06,193 --> 01:34:07,091
Yeah!
395
01:34:07,727 --> 01:34:13,195
I would like to have this trial in a quiet environment,
so please limit the observers to predetermined capacity.
396
01:34:15,400 --> 01:34:16,992
Person wearing glasses.
397
01:34:18,737 --> 01:34:20,203
What the hell?
398
01:34:25,610 --> 01:34:28,840
What did the woman who came to the office say?
399
01:34:30,080 --> 01:34:34,778
I don't remember well... I didn't hear her clearly.
400
01:34:34,950 --> 01:34:38,351
She said something about getting caught in the doors.
401
01:34:39,020 --> 01:34:43,110
You didn't try to inquire from her further?
402
01:34:43,291 --> 01:34:44,815
No, as I...
403
01:34:45,926 --> 01:34:50,158
As I said, I didn't have a chance to hear her clearly
404
01:34:50,264 --> 01:34:52,788
because she left immediately.
405
01:34:53,633 --> 01:34:57,125
Did you listen to the defendant's explanation of events?
406
01:34:57,702 --> 01:34:58,691
No.
407
01:34:59,671 --> 01:35:02,139
You didn't listen to him at all?
408
01:35:02,440 --> 01:35:03,270
No.
409
01:35:04,809 --> 01:35:10,035
Didn't you tell the defendant you will listen to him in the station office?
410
01:35:10,246 --> 01:35:16,672
That's why the defendant came willingly so that he can explain what really happened.
411
01:35:19,888 --> 01:35:21,715
But...
412
01:35:22,590 --> 01:35:25,855
such things are not part of my duties.
413
01:35:28,595 --> 01:35:33,225
What is a station staff responsible for in such an event?
414
01:35:34,134 --> 01:35:38,297
Secure the persons involved, and report it to the police.
415
01:35:38,737 --> 01:35:41,603
Did you perceive the woman who came to the office
416
01:35:41,706 --> 01:35:45,836
as an important witness for this case?
417
01:35:45,944 --> 01:35:50,505
No, I had no idea how she was involved in all this.
418
01:35:51,048 --> 01:35:53,572
This woman who came to the office
419
01:35:53,683 --> 01:35:57,084
didn't say anything about the defendant being innocent?
420
01:35:57,186 --> 01:36:00,677
No, I don't think she said such a thing.
421
01:36:00,789 --> 01:36:01,585
OK.
422
01:36:02,424 --> 01:36:05,983
Any progress on the submission of the reenactment experiment report
423
01:36:06,092 --> 01:36:08,220
requested by defence attorney?
424
01:36:08,329 --> 01:36:09,193
Non-existent.
425
01:36:09,296 --> 01:36:13,924
Therefore, we would like to request a re-examination of Detective Yamada, inspector in charge.
426
01:36:14,500 --> 01:36:15,592
Any objections, prosecutor?
427
01:36:15,702 --> 01:36:17,863
I think it is unnecessary.
428
01:36:18,037 --> 01:36:20,630
The court also thinks it is unnecessary.
429
01:36:22,374 --> 01:36:26,104
However, it is likely the plaintiff strongly felt the defendant was the offender
430
01:36:26,210 --> 01:36:28,940
because of influence by the detective.
431
01:36:29,213 --> 01:36:30,373
Even if this is true,
432
01:36:30,481 --> 01:36:33,643
the plaintiff does not remember who told her this information,
433
01:36:33,750 --> 01:36:36,150
so there is no point calling Detective Yamada to the stand.
434
01:36:36,353 --> 01:36:40,118
Please argue against investigation violations using only legal arguments.
435
01:36:40,222 --> 01:36:43,384
Request for re-examination of Detective Yamada is denied.
436
01:36:49,130 --> 01:36:51,791
Why did the judge change?
437
01:36:51,899 --> 01:36:56,733
Judges often change, but maybe he was removed.
438
01:36:56,836 --> 01:36:57,768
Why?
439
01:36:58,104 --> 01:37:01,198
Two acquittal verdicts he sentenced were
440
01:37:01,307 --> 01:37:04,070
both turned around in the appellate court.
441
01:37:04,175 --> 01:37:05,904
Really?
442
01:37:06,011 --> 01:37:08,001
That's why he's removed?
443
01:37:08,279 --> 01:37:10,042
Who knows?
444
01:37:10,748 --> 01:37:14,013
Who will be happy with a acquittal verdict?
445
01:37:14,118 --> 01:37:17,086
The defendant and those involved with him.
446
01:37:17,186 --> 01:37:18,915
What about the prosecutor and the police?
447
01:37:19,022 --> 01:37:22,081
Of course they would be upset!
They'll lose face completely.
448
01:37:22,758 --> 01:37:26,887
To sentence an acquittal is to disprove the prosecutor and the police.
449
01:37:26,994 --> 01:37:29,554
In other words, you're rebelling against the government.
450
01:37:29,964 --> 01:37:32,194
You won't get promoted by doing that.
451
01:37:32,667 --> 01:37:35,396
After all, the court is a bureaucratic organization.
452
01:37:35,502 --> 01:37:38,903
Everyone would want to be approved by their organization.
453
01:37:39,005 --> 01:37:42,496
You have nothing to gain by making the defendant happy.
454
01:37:43,208 --> 01:37:47,334
Well, it doesn't mean you'll get promoted by sentencing nothing but guilty verdicts...
455
01:37:47,645 --> 01:37:54,516
In any case, it requires a great amount of courage and ability to sentence acquittal verdicts.
456
01:37:54,618 --> 01:37:58,109
That's how it works?
I didn't know...
457
01:38:01,824 --> 01:38:03,189
...6 years old.
458
01:38:03,559 --> 01:38:06,527
Really? You're a good boy!
459
01:38:09,597 --> 01:38:12,895
Your husband has done so much to help us.
460
01:38:13,100 --> 01:38:15,568
I'm really grateful.
461
01:38:15,669 --> 01:38:20,162
Not at all. The trials must be very grueling for you.
462
01:38:20,940 --> 01:38:24,898
Just let us know if there's anything we can do.
463
01:38:25,377 --> 01:38:29,870
We still have a long way to go.
It's not over for him yet.
464
01:38:35,151 --> 01:38:36,413
Excuse me, Mr. Nomoto.
465
01:38:36,519 --> 01:38:38,646
Can you tape it from top of that ladder?
466
01:38:38,755 --> 01:38:39,813
Top of it?
467
01:38:39,923 --> 01:38:41,787
Mr. Ogura, please tape it from the side.
468
01:38:41,890 --> 01:38:42,681
OK.
469
01:38:42,825 --> 01:38:44,053
Thank you.
470
01:38:44,626 --> 01:38:45,320
Are the cords all right?
471
01:38:45,427 --> 01:38:46,394
Yes.
472
01:38:50,965 --> 01:38:52,592
Was it like this?
473
01:38:53,267 --> 01:38:54,358
Yes.
474
01:38:54,835 --> 01:38:55,797
How is it?
475
01:38:55,969 --> 01:38:57,163
It's great.
476
01:38:57,270 --> 01:39:00,864
The person acting as the victim, Youko, please get to your position.
477
01:39:00,973 --> 01:39:01,940
OK.
478
01:39:02,108 --> 01:39:04,872
Saitou and Ms. Sudou too.
479
01:39:04,977 --> 01:39:06,273
OK.
480
01:39:09,014 --> 01:39:10,504
There and there.
481
01:39:10,615 --> 01:39:13,947
And lastly, the passengers, please get in too.
482
01:39:14,051 --> 01:39:16,315
- OK.
- Thank you.
483
01:39:16,854 --> 01:39:20,186
In reality, it was 250% capacity, so crowded that
484
01:39:20,289 --> 01:39:22,519
it was impossible to get on without being pushed by station staff.
485
01:39:22,625 --> 01:39:24,183
So please squeeze in as much as possible.
486
01:39:24,293 --> 01:39:25,725
OK.
487
01:39:27,529 --> 01:39:29,224
Now, Kaneko.
488
01:39:29,331 --> 01:39:32,026
Please try to pull your jacket like you did on that day.
489
01:39:32,533 --> 01:39:33,727
OK.
490
01:39:42,375 --> 01:39:43,342
Sorry.
491
01:39:43,442 --> 01:39:46,411
Saitou, please try to push Kaneko.
492
01:39:46,512 --> 01:39:47,536
OK.
493
01:39:50,615 --> 01:39:52,048
Youko.
494
01:39:52,150 --> 01:39:53,708
Is something pressing against your hips?
495
01:39:53,818 --> 01:39:54,876
There is.
496
01:39:54,986 --> 01:39:56,111
It's Teppei's bag.
497
01:39:56,720 --> 01:39:59,855
I'm sure she had mistaken this for being pressed against his crotch.
498
01:40:00,957 --> 01:40:04,016
Next, let's try the victim saying "please stop",
499
01:40:04,126 --> 01:40:07,222
catching the offender's hand and turning around...
500
01:40:07,301 --> 01:40:10,866
Uh... Let's try it according to the victim's testimony.
501
01:40:11,299 --> 01:40:14,268
Let's assume Kaneko really did it.
502
01:40:14,369 --> 01:40:17,360
Please put your hand near the victim's buttocks.
503
01:40:17,638 --> 01:40:18,570
OK.
504
01:40:19,973 --> 01:40:21,735
I'll only pretend to touch.
505
01:40:21,841 --> 01:40:25,072
Really touch it, otherwise, it would be different.
506
01:40:25,178 --> 01:40:27,645
Don't worry, I wore spats.
507
01:40:28,447 --> 01:40:30,039
Now, touch her.
508
01:40:35,352 --> 01:40:37,047
OK, she grabs his hand!
509
01:40:39,889 --> 01:40:40,821
I can't pull it back.
510
01:40:53,968 --> 01:40:56,095
It was really worth trying!
511
01:40:56,337 --> 01:41:00,597
He was standing right in front of the door.
He can't possibly pull his hand back.
512
01:41:00,974 --> 01:41:03,807
Why didn't we notice something so simple?!
513
01:41:04,677 --> 01:41:08,777
That's why it's important to reenact the crime scene.
Always have to do it.
514
01:41:09,849 --> 01:41:11,315
Should I try touching her now?
515
01:41:11,416 --> 01:41:13,179
Oh, sure.
516
01:41:26,429 --> 01:41:28,474
Did you know the direction the hand moved out?
517
01:41:28,474 --> 01:41:31,500
Directly behind you or did it slip behind your back?
518
01:41:32,334 --> 01:41:34,359
I'm not sure.
519
01:41:35,103 --> 01:41:40,632
I didn't even know which direction the hand came from, and touched my buttocks.
520
01:41:40,908 --> 01:41:44,001
What about you, Teppei?
Did you know Tatsuo was touching her?
521
01:41:44,444 --> 01:41:46,071
No, not at all.
522
01:41:47,580 --> 01:41:51,140
Wait, in which direction was the train moving?
523
01:41:51,950 --> 01:41:55,476
It was moving to your left.
524
01:41:56,187 --> 01:41:57,882
To my left...
525
01:42:11,867 --> 01:42:14,702
[ 6th Session ]
Defendant, please make your way to the witness stand.
526
01:42:14,702 --> 01:42:15,964
[ 6th Session ]
Yes.
527
01:42:18,906 --> 01:42:20,134
Please sit down.
528
01:42:20,274 --> 01:42:21,400
Yes.
529
01:42:26,445 --> 01:42:29,944
You were pulling on your jacket, which was caught between the doors.
530
01:42:30,082 --> 01:42:32,446
Did your jacket come free right away?
531
01:42:33,185 --> 01:42:34,283
No.
532
01:42:34,986 --> 01:42:38,546
That's why I panicked and twisted my body,
533
01:42:38,656 --> 01:42:42,990
and grabbed my jacket near the doors and pulled with my right hand.
534
01:42:43,093 --> 01:42:45,185
I think the train was really crowded.
535
01:42:45,295 --> 01:42:48,992
Did your movement bother people around you?
536
01:42:51,466 --> 01:42:53,593
I tried to be careful,
537
01:42:53,735 --> 01:42:58,068
but the woman to my right glared at me, so...
538
01:42:58,639 --> 01:43:03,507
I said "sorry", and pointed to my jacket near the doors with my eyes.
539
01:43:03,710 --> 01:43:08,910
Did your arm or body come in contact with that woman?
540
01:43:09,648 --> 01:43:11,843
I think so.
541
01:43:13,285 --> 01:43:15,844
During police interview,
542
01:43:15,954 --> 01:43:21,413
you said the man to your left may have been groping?
543
01:43:21,959 --> 01:43:23,017
Yes.
544
01:43:23,427 --> 01:43:26,453
What made you think he was suspicious?
545
01:43:28,698 --> 01:43:33,101
He was pushing me while I was pulling on my jacket,
546
01:43:33,202 --> 01:43:36,637
and that's why I bumped into the woman to my right.
547
01:43:37,172 --> 01:43:42,803
It could have been caused by the swaying of the train... but it was a little unnatural...
548
01:43:43,210 --> 01:43:45,178
After I found out about the groping,
549
01:43:45,279 --> 01:43:48,441
I thought maybe he was trying to touch the victim's buttocks
550
01:43:48,548 --> 01:43:51,073
and pushed me in the process.
551
01:43:51,884 --> 01:43:54,852
By the way, in Kishikawa station, your stop,
552
01:43:55,387 --> 01:43:58,685
the doors that caught your jacket were supposed to open.
553
01:43:58,789 --> 01:44:02,054
Why did you have to pull out your jacket?
554
01:44:03,194 --> 01:44:08,062
Yes, that was my mistake.
555
01:44:08,732 --> 01:44:14,169
The opposite doors open in Sumiregaoka station, the station I got on from.
556
01:44:14,737 --> 01:44:17,671
That's why, when I get off at Kishikawa station,
557
01:44:17,772 --> 01:44:20,240
I have to walk across the train.
558
01:44:21,175 --> 01:44:24,632
But on that day, I wanted to check inside my bag,
559
01:44:24,745 --> 01:44:26,770
and got off at Musashidai station.
560
01:44:27,314 --> 01:44:31,272
The doors open at same side as Kishikawa station in Musashidai.
561
01:44:32,218 --> 01:44:36,278
So I already crossed the train when I got off.
562
01:44:36,388 --> 01:44:41,826
I woke up late on that day, and forgot my resume...
563
01:44:41,925 --> 01:44:43,950
I was in a hurry.
564
01:44:44,662 --> 01:44:49,655
Then my jacket was caught between the doors when I got on again.
565
01:44:50,133 --> 01:44:56,660
It seems I confused those doors with the ones that don't open in Kishikawa station.
566
01:44:57,773 --> 01:44:59,798
What do you mean by "it seems"?
567
01:45:02,043 --> 01:45:03,135
Right,
568
01:45:03,611 --> 01:45:10,036
when my lawyer and the assistant prosecutor asked earlier why I had to pull my jacket,
569
01:45:10,517 --> 01:45:12,984
I didn't really know it myself.
570
01:45:13,485 --> 01:45:17,819
But I remembered during the filming of the reenactment video.
571
01:45:18,357 --> 01:45:21,348
While I was pulling on my jacket that day,
572
01:45:22,160 --> 01:45:26,220
I was thinking, "hey, why is the train moving this way?"
573
01:45:26,330 --> 01:45:27,888
Then my jacket came free,
574
01:45:27,998 --> 01:45:31,058
and I heard her say "please stop" right after that.
575
01:45:31,401 --> 01:45:35,769
So, you got on from Musashidai station, but you were in a big hurry,
576
01:45:35,871 --> 01:45:39,306
so you thought you got on the train like usual from Sumiregaoka station.
577
01:45:39,407 --> 01:45:43,102
That's why you were also confused to which door would open. Right?
578
01:45:43,211 --> 01:45:46,179
Yes. Yes, that's what happened.
579
01:45:47,481 --> 01:45:52,577
And lastly, the witness who came to the station office...
580
01:45:52,952 --> 01:45:54,647
What did she say?
581
01:45:55,088 --> 01:45:56,180
Yes.
582
01:45:57,089 --> 01:46:00,684
"This person was only pulling on his jacket,
583
01:46:00,792 --> 01:46:03,157
he wasn't groping." She said.
584
01:46:03,427 --> 01:46:07,022
Are you certain she said you were not groping?
585
01:46:07,631 --> 01:46:08,563
Yes.
586
01:46:16,238 --> 01:46:20,698
What were you doing when the victim said "please stop"?
587
01:46:22,343 --> 01:46:25,835
I was pulling on my jacket while looking at it,
588
01:46:25,947 --> 01:46:29,609
and it finally came free, but I was still holding my jacket.
589
01:46:30,016 --> 01:46:33,144
What did you do when you heard the victim?
590
01:46:33,553 --> 01:46:34,678
I turned my head.
591
01:46:34,954 --> 01:46:36,945
Did you see the victim's face?
592
01:46:37,490 --> 01:46:38,286
No.
593
01:46:39,058 --> 01:46:43,790
I heard the voice, but I didn't know who was talking to whom.
594
01:46:44,095 --> 01:46:48,326
How close were you standing to the victim?
595
01:46:49,867 --> 01:46:53,358
I didn't know if it was the victim at the time,
596
01:46:53,603 --> 01:47:00,662
but I think the left half of my upper body was pressed against a small-framed woman in front of me.
597
01:47:00,976 --> 01:47:03,672
You were holding your bag with your left hand, correct?
598
01:47:05,212 --> 01:47:06,110
Yes.
599
01:47:07,415 --> 01:47:11,544
That's why it's possible my bag was pressed against her.
600
01:47:12,185 --> 01:47:17,713
How close were you to the man to your left, who you claim to be the true offender?
601
01:47:19,224 --> 01:47:23,456
He was pressing the left side of my body with great force.
602
01:47:24,128 --> 01:47:26,358
What position was he in?
603
01:47:28,499 --> 01:47:32,298
I was busy pulling on my jacket,
604
01:47:32,402 --> 01:47:34,861
so I was looking to my back-right...
605
01:47:35,806 --> 01:47:38,433
I don't know what position he was in.
606
01:47:38,707 --> 01:47:43,439
Are you saying that man is the true offender without knowing what position he was in?
607
01:47:43,845 --> 01:47:46,439
I am not concluding him as the offender.
608
01:47:46,648 --> 01:47:50,913
Based on the pressure I felt from my left side, I thought he was suspicious.
609
01:47:51,018 --> 01:47:53,885
Assuming he was touching the victim,
610
01:47:53,987 --> 01:47:59,213
Obviously, his right arm would come in between you and the victim.
611
01:48:00,992 --> 01:48:03,688
Yes, I think so.
612
01:48:03,929 --> 01:48:08,286
If a hand comes in between someone you're pressed against in such a crowded train,
613
01:48:08,365 --> 01:48:12,062
I think you would notice.
Did you notice it?
614
01:48:12,470 --> 01:48:15,666
No, I didn't notice it.
615
01:48:16,139 --> 01:48:17,800
Only, during the filming of our reenactment video...
616
01:48:17,907 --> 01:48:20,738
Please only answer the question you're asked.
617
01:48:22,044 --> 01:48:25,740
No, I didn't notice it.
618
01:48:26,414 --> 01:48:31,406
These are books and DVDs in your collection from your home, correct?
619
01:48:33,386 --> 01:48:35,980
There aren't enough there to be called a "collection".
620
01:48:36,089 --> 01:48:37,317
What is it then?
621
01:48:37,958 --> 01:48:41,085
It was just left there because I couldn't get rid of them.
622
01:48:41,193 --> 01:48:44,628
I see, can you read the title?
623
01:48:45,163 --> 01:48:47,825
Objection. Unnecessary.
624
01:48:48,733 --> 01:48:50,791
You can read it yourself.
625
01:48:51,134 --> 01:48:53,329
That's not the problem!
626
01:48:53,470 --> 01:48:57,963
"Groping Hell".
Were you interested in groping?
627
01:48:58,474 --> 01:49:00,772
Objection. Irrelevant.
628
01:49:01,010 --> 01:49:03,477
It's all right, I'll answer it.
629
01:49:05,814 --> 01:49:10,045
One of the DVDs I got from my friend just happened to be about groping.
630
01:49:10,551 --> 01:49:13,748
There is also a picture of a girl in school uniform.
631
01:49:13,854 --> 01:49:16,344
You were interested in female students too?
632
01:49:17,257 --> 01:49:20,055
That just happened to be there in the nude magazine.
633
01:49:20,293 --> 01:49:23,618
I don't have a particular interest in female students.
634
01:49:28,466 --> 01:49:33,529
What did you do in Musashidai station when you got off in the middle?
635
01:49:38,308 --> 01:49:41,401
I was checking to see if I brought my resume,
636
01:49:41,710 --> 01:49:44,679
and searched inside my bag, but it wasn't there...
637
01:49:45,614 --> 01:49:49,010
I would be late if I went back home to get it,
so I gave up on it.
638
01:49:49,584 --> 01:49:52,780
When you got on the train again,
639
01:49:52,886 --> 01:49:55,548
was there any reason you got in from that door?
640
01:49:59,759 --> 01:50:01,989
It was closest to me...
641
01:50:03,396 --> 01:50:06,728
I just jumped in the first door I saw.
642
01:50:07,666 --> 01:50:10,366
When you ran to the door,
643
01:50:11,403 --> 01:50:16,032
did you see who was standing in front of you?
644
01:50:16,140 --> 01:50:17,800
No.
645
01:50:18,441 --> 01:50:22,341
You must have known who was in front of you right after you got on.
646
01:50:25,047 --> 01:50:26,105
Yes...
647
01:50:26,481 --> 01:50:29,172
I think the female victim was there.
648
01:50:30,351 --> 01:50:34,117
A young woman was standing in front of you.
649
01:50:34,422 --> 01:50:35,354
Yes...
650
01:50:37,958 --> 01:50:41,758
But maybe I realized it after I got off at Kishikawa...
651
01:50:43,596 --> 01:50:47,123
Right, I didn't know back then.
652
01:50:47,600 --> 01:50:49,624
You knew it was a woman, didn't you?
653
01:50:51,202 --> 01:50:52,931
I don't really remember.
654
01:50:55,005 --> 01:50:58,270
According to investigation report by the police...
655
01:50:59,242 --> 01:51:02,404
Didn't you say "I went behind the female junior high student
656
01:51:02,511 --> 01:51:04,376
on her way to the train,
657
01:51:04,480 --> 01:51:06,672
got pushed by the station staff,
658
01:51:06,784 --> 01:51:10,517
and got on the train with my body pressed against her back"?
659
01:51:11,119 --> 01:51:15,680
I said I didn't know who was in front of me when I got on the train.
660
01:51:16,223 --> 01:51:17,383
Really?
661
01:51:18,192 --> 01:51:21,683
But I see your signature on a report that says otherwise.
662
01:51:23,196 --> 01:51:28,894
I requested to have that made-up story by the police detective corrected many times,
663
01:51:29,001 --> 01:51:30,663
but they refused me.
664
01:51:46,081 --> 01:51:49,451
In which direction do you usually face
665
01:51:49,451 --> 01:51:52,311
when you get on an overcapacity train?
666
01:51:53,287 --> 01:51:56,654
I don't usually get on such crowded trains, but...
667
01:51:57,324 --> 01:51:58,951
I usually just face forward.
668
01:51:59,459 --> 01:52:03,952
For example, if you absolutely had to get on an overcapacity train,
669
01:52:04,463 --> 01:52:08,729
wouldn't you usually get on the train backwards if a woman was in front of you,
670
01:52:08,834 --> 01:52:11,495
so that your frontal body wouldn't press against her?
671
01:52:12,137 --> 01:52:13,627
I have done that before.
672
01:52:14,172 --> 01:52:15,469
But you didn't this time.
673
01:52:17,107 --> 01:52:20,235
I would've been late if I missed this train,
674
01:52:20,344 --> 01:52:23,107
so I was just concerned about getting on.
675
01:52:23,413 --> 01:52:26,849
"A young girl is in front of me but I don't give a damn?"
676
01:52:27,016 --> 01:52:29,984
You were only thinking about getting on the train?
677
01:52:30,085 --> 01:52:32,713
I was just desperate to get on...
678
01:52:33,455 --> 01:52:35,888
I didn't care if a woman... a girl
679
01:52:35,990 --> 01:52:39,255
or an old woman was in front of me.
680
01:52:39,560 --> 01:52:42,619
I was just in a rush... I was desperate to get on.
681
01:52:44,097 --> 01:52:47,392
But you did know it was a young girl in front of you?
682
01:52:47,900 --> 01:52:49,424
As I said, even if that's the case,
683
01:52:49,535 --> 01:52:52,436
there was a station staff member pushing me in.
684
01:52:52,638 --> 01:52:57,631
At the time, getting on the train was my utmost priority rather than who was in front of me.
685
01:53:03,280 --> 01:53:05,077
One last question,
686
01:53:05,715 --> 01:53:09,412
you testified that you didn't know she was talking to you
687
01:53:09,518 --> 01:53:13,009
when the victim said "please stop."
688
01:53:15,090 --> 01:53:16,079
Yes.
689
01:53:17,525 --> 01:53:19,321
Isn't that strange?
690
01:53:20,160 --> 01:53:25,228
Even if you didn't commit groping, you were pulling on your jacket on a crowded train,
691
01:53:25,565 --> 01:53:29,228
and already bothered at least one person, the woman to your right, who you apologized to.
692
01:53:29,635 --> 01:53:32,865
After that, you hear someone say "please stop",
693
01:53:32,971 --> 01:53:35,963
wouldn't you think that's directed to you?
694
01:53:38,175 --> 01:53:41,008
I wasn't pulling that hard.
695
01:53:41,178 --> 01:53:43,236
But there was a woman who saw you
696
01:53:43,346 --> 01:53:46,315
and came all the way to the station office,
697
01:53:46,616 --> 01:53:49,209
so wasn't it quite a conspicuous action?
698
01:53:49,418 --> 01:53:53,320
I told you! She said it wasn't me!
699
01:53:54,323 --> 01:53:57,257
What? I didn't do it!
700
01:54:00,661 --> 01:54:03,720
Please, answer only the question you're asked.
701
01:54:15,473 --> 01:54:16,804
It was you, wasn't it?
702
01:54:17,375 --> 01:54:18,774
What did you say?
703
01:54:19,811 --> 01:54:21,209
Hey, wait!
704
01:54:21,345 --> 01:54:24,678
Why the hell are you always here?
I'm not here for show!
705
01:54:24,782 --> 01:54:26,181
Calm down!
706
01:54:26,283 --> 01:54:27,749
This is a courtroom!
707
01:54:28,084 --> 01:54:30,052
It's just an observer nerd!
708
01:54:30,153 --> 01:54:32,916
He just goes to sex offense cases for his sick taste.
709
01:54:33,021 --> 01:54:34,784
Despicable type of people.
710
01:54:37,926 --> 01:54:39,051
Let's go.
711
01:54:40,995 --> 01:54:45,531
All judges absolutely don't want to be fooled by the defendant, above anyone else.
712
01:54:45,665 --> 01:54:47,532
Because it's embarrassing.
713
01:54:48,001 --> 01:54:50,561
The smarter the person is,
714
01:54:50,670 --> 01:54:54,730
the more he's concerned if the person in front him is lying,
715
01:54:54,840 --> 01:54:58,331
that it's embarrassing to be fooled by that.
716
01:55:00,578 --> 01:55:03,808
He wants to be confident you're innocent if he has to give you an acquittal.
717
01:55:04,314 --> 01:55:08,047
That's why he'll ask you straightforward questions if he had doubts.
718
01:55:08,585 --> 01:55:12,418
And see if a convincing answer comes back.
719
01:55:14,056 --> 01:55:17,513
Groping cases leave no evidence...
720
01:55:18,026 --> 01:55:22,928
In the end, it's down to deciding whether plaintiff or defendant is telling the truth,
721
01:55:23,030 --> 01:55:29,593
based on his judgement of who's lying about the core issues,
722
01:55:30,002 --> 01:55:32,937
as well as issues surrounding it.
723
01:55:33,072 --> 01:55:35,835
You think Teppei is lying?
724
01:55:36,741 --> 01:55:41,803
No, I think Teppei answered the best he could, truthfully.
725
01:55:42,279 --> 01:55:47,443
I think it would've been suspicious if he didn't get upset at such biased questions.
726
01:55:47,984 --> 01:55:51,681
Teppei is telling the truth,
but all he does is try to find faults.
727
01:55:52,422 --> 01:55:54,611
As if he's also a prosecutor.
728
01:55:55,958 --> 01:55:59,223
There's only one chance for a defendant examination,
729
01:55:59,328 --> 01:56:01,591
not to mention he's innocent and this is his first time.
730
01:56:02,330 --> 01:56:05,231
No matter how many times you rehearse with your lawyers,
731
01:56:05,333 --> 01:56:07,960
it can lead to a guilty verdict depending on how you answer his questions.
732
01:56:08,068 --> 01:56:10,400
You only get one chance.
733
01:56:11,538 --> 01:56:16,704
Some lawyers tell you to simply answer what really happened,
734
01:56:17,142 --> 01:56:22,877
but your mind goes blank when the judge asks an unexpected question in such anxious conditions.
735
01:56:23,615 --> 01:56:27,345
You'll be so disoriented that you won't even remember what really happened.
736
01:56:28,118 --> 01:56:30,881
I don't think the judge had any malice.
737
01:56:31,587 --> 01:56:34,387
Day after day, he talks to liars,
738
01:56:34,491 --> 01:56:37,856
and scolds them repeatedly...
"you can't steal, you can't harm others,"
739
01:56:37,959 --> 01:56:42,987
at times, they even quote lyrics of popular songs to teach a lesson.
740
01:56:44,899 --> 01:56:46,932
What we have most to fear...
741
01:56:47,067 --> 01:56:50,563
is that 99.9% conviction rate is...
742
01:56:50,770 --> 01:56:55,370
becoming the premise of trials rather than the result.
743
01:57:03,681 --> 01:57:05,012
Um...
744
01:57:05,983 --> 01:57:10,385
What if we called the first lawyer he talked to as a witness?
745
01:57:10,854 --> 01:57:12,845
What will that do for us now?
746
01:57:13,623 --> 01:57:16,147
I want to do all I can.
747
01:57:17,159 --> 01:57:18,990
What will he testify?
748
01:57:19,695 --> 01:57:23,528
The public defender said he should plead guilty and settle with a plea bargain, right?
749
01:57:23,631 --> 01:57:27,964
But Teppei refused to do that.
Why? Because he's innocent.
750
01:57:29,269 --> 01:57:31,794
Do you know who was the public defender?
751
01:57:32,039 --> 01:57:34,900
No, but I'll find out right away.
752
01:57:35,641 --> 01:57:37,638
There's no need to find out.
753
01:57:46,283 --> 01:57:47,944
What's going on?!
754
01:57:48,552 --> 01:57:51,414
Why did you recommend a plea bargain?!
755
01:57:54,524 --> 01:58:00,252
I wish... someone took my place on that day.
756
01:58:02,564 --> 01:58:05,732
There was a sentencing in that same evening.
757
01:58:06,701 --> 01:58:09,898
The man was sentenced to 15 months in prison.
758
01:58:11,504 --> 01:58:13,271
It was a terrible trial.
759
01:58:15,008 --> 01:58:17,737
It was merely an indecency charge on a train,
760
01:58:17,843 --> 01:58:19,868
yet the bail was 5 million yen.
($50,000)
761
01:58:20,446 --> 01:58:22,107
Of course, he had no criminal record...
762
01:58:22,247 --> 01:58:26,478
an earnest businessman with a wife and a child.
763
01:58:28,820 --> 01:58:31,253
What do you think the judge said...
764
01:58:31,722 --> 01:58:36,021
when the man went to see him after plaintiff's cross-examination?
765
01:58:40,896 --> 01:58:43,429
"If you can afford 5 million yen for bail,
766
01:58:43,631 --> 01:58:47,067
go and set up a plea bargain with the victim right away.
767
01:58:47,568 --> 01:58:50,430
Then, I'll only sentence you to probation."
768
01:58:50,571 --> 01:58:52,061
Can you believe it?
769
01:58:52,606 --> 01:58:55,267
We're sincerely trying to prove our innocence,
770
01:58:55,375 --> 01:58:58,037
yet he says such a thing in middle of the trial.
771
01:58:58,277 --> 01:59:01,404
"Presumption of Innocence", more like "Presumption of Guilt"!
772
01:59:01,513 --> 01:59:04,448
I wanted to curse at him right then.
773
01:59:06,051 --> 01:59:12,353
But I thought displeasing the judge would only put us in even more disadvantageous position.
774
01:59:13,757 --> 01:59:16,222
I was desperate to prove our innocence after that.
775
01:59:16,726 --> 01:59:20,058
After all, I found out what the judge was thinking.
776
01:59:21,830 --> 01:59:23,388
But it was futile.
777
01:59:27,568 --> 01:59:32,231
I didn't intend to recommend a plea bargain.
778
01:59:32,339 --> 01:59:37,469
Just that "if I'm innocent, the court will see it the same way,
779
01:59:37,576 --> 01:59:39,476
the judge will understand"...
780
01:59:39,578 --> 01:59:41,978
I wanted him to know thinking like that is a big mistake...
781
01:59:42,081 --> 01:59:42,943
That's not right!
782
01:59:42,948 --> 01:59:45,279
I know that!
783
01:59:47,619 --> 01:59:49,450
But you know...
784
01:59:50,154 --> 01:59:53,714
I can't be irresponsible and tell him to fight...
785
01:59:54,425 --> 01:59:57,720
...without telling him the reality of trials.
786
02:00:05,734 --> 02:00:07,326
But...
787
02:00:08,203 --> 02:00:10,370
you will testify for us, right?
788
02:00:17,744 --> 02:00:23,306
An innocent person shall not be punished.
789
02:00:25,791 --> 02:00:30,790
[ 7th Session ]
790
02:00:34,589 --> 02:00:39,588
[ Hard to tell from the crowded condition of 250% capacity,
so filmed with only persons involved and their surrounding passengers ]
791
02:01:03,282 --> 02:01:05,977
In our next meeting, we will summarize the evidence
792
02:01:06,084 --> 02:01:08,279
and closing arguments in the meeting after next, all right?
793
02:01:08,386 --> 02:01:09,045
Yes.
794
02:01:09,154 --> 02:01:15,116
Judge, we appoint the public defender, who talked to the defendant before us, as a witness.
795
02:01:15,826 --> 02:01:16,949
For what purpose?
796
02:01:17,093 --> 02:01:19,891
To reveal the defendant's testimony immediately after arrest,
797
02:01:19,996 --> 02:01:22,658
as well as proving the defendant's innocence in refusing to plead guilty
798
02:01:22,765 --> 02:01:25,927
despite the fact that he was recommended to offer a plea bargain.
799
02:01:26,168 --> 02:01:27,733
Any objections, prosecutor?
800
02:01:28,570 --> 02:01:30,469
I think it is unnecessary.
801
02:01:30,571 --> 02:01:32,835
The court also thinks it is unnecessary.
802
02:01:32,940 --> 02:01:38,309
Then, I request to submit the public defender's interview report and notes as documented evidence.
803
02:01:38,478 --> 02:01:40,009
I object to both.
804
02:01:40,447 --> 02:01:43,938
We request it to be submitted in accordance with Business Log Code in article 323, paragraph 2
805
02:01:44,049 --> 02:01:46,017
and Trusted Document Exception in paragraph 3.
806
02:01:46,285 --> 02:01:47,684
Any objections, prosecutor?
807
02:01:47,852 --> 02:01:49,979
I think it does not meet the criteria.
808
02:01:50,088 --> 02:01:54,751
The court also thinks it does not fall in Business Log Code, so your request is denied.
809
02:01:54,858 --> 02:01:57,156
I object to this court decision,
810
02:01:57,261 --> 02:01:59,627
so clerk of the court, please record this for me.
811
02:02:11,806 --> 02:02:15,673
We are looking for the woman who came and said
812
02:02:15,776 --> 02:02:18,609
"this person is not a groper" in Kishikawa station.
813
02:02:18,846 --> 02:02:21,006
Thank you.
814
02:02:22,715 --> 02:02:25,945
I'm looking for a witness in a groping case...
815
02:02:26,385 --> 02:02:31,884
[Sata Case, Appellate Court Sentencing]
Defendant, please take the stand.
816
02:02:32,323 --> 02:02:36,157
Decision: Rejection of the original judgement.
817
02:02:36,260 --> 02:02:40,662
The defendant is sentenced to 3 months in prison.
818
02:02:40,931 --> 02:02:42,125
Unfair judgement!
819
02:02:42,232 --> 02:02:44,096
Yeah, yeah!
820
02:02:46,402 --> 02:02:48,233
Please be quiet.
821
02:02:48,571 --> 02:02:51,471
I will remove you from the court if you speak out again.
822
02:02:51,839 --> 02:02:53,839
You're always like this!
823
02:02:54,039 --> 02:02:55,907
Do you still remember me?
824
02:02:56,010 --> 02:02:58,842
Huh? Remember me?!
825
02:02:59,479 --> 02:03:01,542
I order you to be removed from the court.
826
02:03:06,552 --> 02:03:09,452
Someone set me up for embezzlement.
827
02:03:10,388 --> 02:03:13,824
That judge gave me the guilty verdict in the trial court,
828
02:03:14,359 --> 02:03:17,259
and I fought up to the supreme court, but lost.
829
02:03:19,096 --> 02:03:20,490
Excuse me.
830
02:03:20,664 --> 02:03:28,322
Anyway, that 99.9% conviction rate is convenient for the lawyers too.
831
02:03:28,770 --> 02:03:32,706
No one will blame him if it's a guilty verdict because it's expected,
832
02:03:32,808 --> 02:03:36,807
if he gets an acquittal, he's a hero!
[ Reference to 2001 TV drama and 2007 film: "HERO" ]
833
02:03:36,944 --> 02:03:38,206
I didn't mean to be rude...
834
02:03:39,247 --> 02:03:40,543
We found her!
835
02:03:40,847 --> 02:03:41,905
Huh?
836
02:03:55,026 --> 02:03:57,221
Are you certain it's him?
837
02:03:57,996 --> 02:03:59,587
Probably.
838
02:04:02,633 --> 02:04:03,725
What do you think?
839
02:04:03,867 --> 02:04:06,061
Huh? Oh...
840
02:04:06,936 --> 02:04:08,296
Probably her.
841
02:04:09,905 --> 02:04:12,566
Thank you so much.
842
02:04:14,976 --> 02:04:18,440
Thank you for making time for me at such a busy time.
843
02:04:18,812 --> 02:04:21,212
You told me an important witness was found.
844
02:04:21,315 --> 02:04:26,479
Yes, the witness we've been searching for finally came forward.
845
02:04:26,586 --> 02:04:27,814
That's a great news.
846
02:04:27,920 --> 02:04:30,387
We are going over the details now.
847
02:04:30,489 --> 02:04:34,186
Once we have a positive proof that she is indeed the witness of that incident,
848
02:04:34,293 --> 02:04:37,693
I would like to have you set up a date for witness examination.
849
02:04:37,795 --> 02:04:38,691
Have you notified the prosecutor?
850
02:04:38,696 --> 02:04:42,262
We will notify him once we have the positive proof.
851
02:04:43,449 --> 02:04:46,870
[ 9th Session ]
.
852
02:04:46,870 --> 02:04:49,099
[ 9th Session ]
You were riding the train
853
02:04:49,204 --> 02:04:52,234
beside the defendant from Musashidai station?
854
02:04:52,508 --> 02:04:53,475
Yes.
855
02:04:53,642 --> 02:04:57,509
What happened after the train departed from Musashidai station?
856
02:04:57,912 --> 02:05:00,244
Soon after the train left the station,
857
02:05:00,415 --> 02:05:03,941
something kept bumping against my back,
so I got curious
858
02:05:04,251 --> 02:05:06,617
and turned my upper body and looked back.
859
02:05:06,720 --> 02:05:12,584
I realized the person behind me was pulling on his jacket that was caught between the doors,
860
02:05:12,725 --> 02:05:17,593
when I met his gaze, he bowed lightly and said "sorry."
861
02:05:18,096 --> 02:05:21,360
This "person behind me" is the defendant?
862
02:05:21,465 --> 02:05:22,762
Yes.
863
02:05:23,434 --> 02:05:24,765
Uh, yes.
864
02:05:25,169 --> 02:05:27,796
What happened after that?
865
02:05:29,072 --> 02:05:29,629
Yes,
866
02:05:29,739 --> 02:05:32,070
I turned back and after that,
867
02:05:32,240 --> 02:05:34,731
I sensed rustling movements behind me
868
02:05:34,843 --> 02:05:38,141
rather than bumping against my back.
869
02:05:38,379 --> 02:05:41,371
How long did you sense this rustling movement?
870
02:05:42,083 --> 02:05:45,381
I heard a female voice saying "please stop."
871
02:05:45,485 --> 02:05:47,783
I think it stopped after that.
872
02:05:47,887 --> 02:05:49,616
This "please stop."
873
02:05:49,723 --> 02:05:53,055
What do you think she meant when you heard that?
874
02:05:53,459 --> 02:05:56,950
Probably something was bumping against her, just like it happened to me,
875
02:05:57,061 --> 02:06:00,155
so I imagined she meant it the same way.
876
02:06:01,432 --> 02:06:04,400
I would like to ask what happened after the train arrived Kishikawa station.
877
02:06:04,501 --> 02:06:09,096
You went to the station office after you saw the defendant being accompanied by station staff.
878
02:06:09,205 --> 02:06:10,067
Yes.
879
02:06:10,272 --> 02:06:13,764
What did you say to the station staff member?
880
02:06:14,343 --> 02:06:15,331
Yes,
881
02:06:15,543 --> 02:06:19,541
"that man was just pulling on his jacket that was caught by the doors,
882
02:06:19,881 --> 02:06:23,646
I don't think he was groping." Is what I said.
883
02:06:24,385 --> 02:06:29,117
You contacted the lawyer because you saw a flyer.
884
02:06:29,222 --> 02:06:32,885
Why did it take you 7 months to contact them?
885
02:06:34,292 --> 02:06:39,127
That day of the incident was the day I quit my job, so I remember it clearly.
886
02:06:39,398 --> 02:06:43,265
I'd been wondering what happened to him the whole day.
887
02:06:43,367 --> 02:06:48,557
But the next day, I went to study in New York, where my sister lives,
888
02:06:48,705 --> 02:06:51,139
and came back 3 months ago.
889
02:06:51,274 --> 02:06:55,676
I saw the flyer on my way to a job interview.
890
02:06:56,278 --> 02:07:00,839
Did you see his jacket caught between the doors just once?
891
02:07:01,082 --> 02:07:02,140
Yes.
892
02:07:02,650 --> 02:07:06,278
How much time passed between when you saw his jacket,
893
02:07:06,386 --> 02:07:08,513
and hearing "please stop"?
894
02:07:08,889 --> 02:07:10,254
Time?
895
02:07:10,357 --> 02:07:13,792
I don't remember exactly how much time passed...
896
02:07:14,393 --> 02:07:18,419
I turned around soon after the train left Musashidai station, so...
897
02:07:18,530 --> 02:07:21,829
it was the time it took the train to get near Nobukuro station,
898
02:07:22,033 --> 02:07:25,695
or maybe right before Kishikawa station.
899
02:07:26,437 --> 02:07:28,268
Then...
900
02:07:29,906 --> 02:07:31,396
around 10 minutes?
901
02:07:31,908 --> 02:07:35,139
I guess so.
Probably something like that.
902
02:07:35,411 --> 02:07:39,779
You sensed him moving behind you during this time?
903
02:07:39,948 --> 02:07:40,972
Yes.
904
02:07:41,616 --> 02:07:43,248
Was it a constant movement?
905
02:07:43,784 --> 02:07:48,914
No, more like whenever I paid attention...
906
02:07:51,324 --> 02:07:53,224
One last question.
907
02:07:53,460 --> 02:07:56,553
The reason you thought the defendant wasn't a groper...
908
02:07:56,662 --> 02:08:01,496
...is because he was pulling on his jacket to free himself from the doors. Correct?
909
02:08:02,033 --> 02:08:03,022
Yes,
910
02:08:03,134 --> 02:08:06,695
and also, it was hard to believe the person who met my gaze
911
02:08:06,804 --> 02:08:09,897
and apologized was groping someone right beside me...
912
02:08:10,006 --> 02:08:15,136
Gropers usually do it in a way other people don't notice, right?
913
02:08:18,380 --> 02:08:20,313
OK, I understand.
914
02:08:20,415 --> 02:08:22,110
Is that all, defense attorney?
915
02:08:22,717 --> 02:08:23,843
Yes.
916
02:08:27,421 --> 02:08:29,990
[ 10th Session ]
Taking into consideration the victim was
917
02:08:29,990 --> 02:08:31,924
[ 10th Session ]
only 15 years of age,
918
02:08:32,024 --> 02:08:34,322
the damage suffered by the victim is significant.
919
02:08:34,427 --> 02:08:38,193
For that reason, the victim and her parents wishes
920
02:08:38,296 --> 02:08:40,355
severe punishment for the defendant.
921
02:08:40,465 --> 02:08:44,662
The defendant stubbornly denies committing the offense through various excuses,
922
02:08:44,768 --> 02:08:49,296
and shows no signs of repentance.
The likelihood of repeated offence is undeniable.
923
02:08:49,640 --> 02:08:52,335
From the perspective of public safety,
924
02:08:52,442 --> 02:08:55,605
the defendant should also be dealt with harshly.
925
02:08:55,712 --> 02:08:59,044
Taking into consideration all of the above reasons, we propose the defendant
926
02:08:59,147 --> 02:09:03,606
be imprisoned for 4 months in accordance to the law.
927
02:09:06,988 --> 02:09:10,357
[ 11th Session ]
The investigative authority only
accepted the victim's testimony,
928
02:09:10,357 --> 02:09:12,120
[ 11th Session ]
failed to record the defendant's explanation,
.
929
02:09:12,225 --> 02:09:13,986
Even in trial phase,
930
02:09:13,994 --> 02:09:17,394
they have taken unfair practice of refusing to release
931
02:09:17,496 --> 02:09:19,794
records of the victim's testimony during the investigation.
932
02:09:19,899 --> 02:09:21,923
that would support the defendant's explanations...
933
02:09:22,033 --> 02:09:24,695
...have no choice but to conlude that it is against the general principles.
934
02:09:24,802 --> 02:09:26,633
Despite the fact that the victim's original explanations
935
02:09:26,738 --> 02:09:30,969
and testimonies were the only evidence that can prove the defendant guilty,
936
02:09:31,074 --> 02:09:33,941
as we have stated before, they are untrustworthy
937
02:09:34,044 --> 02:09:37,069
and contain numerous irrationalities.
938
02:09:37,179 --> 02:09:40,114
If such sloppy evidence were to be accepted in the court of law
939
02:09:40,216 --> 02:09:43,150
as evidence against defendants in groping cases,
940
02:09:43,251 --> 02:09:46,277
many other people will also be falsely convicted of groping in the future.
941
02:09:46,388 --> 02:09:50,983
The hope to have the court analyze this case cautiously with composure
942
02:09:51,091 --> 02:09:55,618
is shared by both the defendant and the defense attorney.
943
02:10:03,135 --> 02:10:06,064
The defendant is innocent!
944
02:10:11,375 --> 02:10:13,235
Defendant, please take the stand.
945
02:10:13,643 --> 02:10:14,735
Yes.
946
02:10:19,448 --> 02:10:22,144
The hearing of this case will end now.
947
02:10:22,585 --> 02:10:25,951
If there is anything the defendant wishes to say one last time, please do so.
948
02:10:26,387 --> 02:10:27,445
Yes.
949
02:10:34,928 --> 02:10:37,418
I am innocent.
950
02:10:38,764 --> 02:10:42,222
I absolutely did not commit filthy acts like groping.
951
02:10:43,101 --> 02:10:47,936
Even since I was dragged into this case, everyday for me has been excruciating.
952
02:10:50,274 --> 02:10:53,607
These days must have...
953
02:10:54,244 --> 02:11:00,773
also been excruciating for the victim herself... and her family...
954
02:11:02,184 --> 02:11:03,744
However...
955
02:11:06,154 --> 02:11:09,645
I am not the person who committed this despicable criminal act.
956
02:11:10,157 --> 02:11:16,790
I have been telling this truth the whole time, from the day I was arrested to today.
957
02:11:19,366 --> 02:11:21,595
I am hoping this court will...
958
02:11:21,700 --> 02:11:25,932
come to a fair and cautious decision...
959
02:11:26,437 --> 02:11:29,333
from the bottom of my heart.
960
02:11:33,243 --> 02:11:38,908
Sentencing will take place in this same courtroom,
Wednesday, May 10th, at 11 AM.
961
02:12:13,611 --> 02:12:17,410
Don't worry. You didn't do it.
962
02:12:17,981 --> 02:12:20,446
It will be an acquittal for sure!
963
02:12:24,575 --> 02:12:26,255
[ 12th Session, Sentencing]
.
964
02:12:26,255 --> 02:12:27,955
[ 12th Session, Sentencing]
All rise.
965
02:12:27,955 --> 02:12:29,954
[ 12th Session, Sentencing]
.
966
02:12:47,772 --> 02:12:51,230
I will now announce our decision.
Defendant, please take the stand.
967
02:12:51,710 --> 02:12:52,934
Yes.
968
02:13:00,483 --> 02:13:04,852
Decision: The defendant is sentenced to 3 months in prison.
969
02:13:05,455 --> 02:13:07,615
The defendant will be given 3 years to...
970
02:13:07,723 --> 02:13:08,653
That's a lie!
971
02:13:08,657 --> 02:13:10,420
Observers, be quiet!
972
02:13:10,759 --> 02:13:14,090
Please be advised speaking against the regulation may lead to removal from the court.
973
02:13:14,562 --> 02:13:17,553
I don't even want to watch an unfair trial like this!
974
02:13:24,269 --> 02:13:28,433
The defendant will be given 3 years to serve this sentence.
975
02:13:28,540 --> 02:13:31,303
Legal costs will be paid by the defendant.
976
02:13:31,976 --> 02:13:36,502
The reason for this sentence will be explained now.
Defendant, please sit down as it is quite long.
977
02:13:40,484 --> 02:13:42,384
Defendant, please sit down.
978
02:13:44,820 --> 02:13:46,747
I will remain standing as I hear it.
979
02:13:53,828 --> 02:13:58,628
On May 10th, 2005, between about 7:34 AM
980
02:13:58,732 --> 02:14:01,598
and 7:44 AM of the same day,
981
02:14:01,701 --> 02:14:08,296
between Jouhoku Express Line, Musashidai station with address: 4-10-1 Musashidai, Suginami Ward, Tokyo
982
02:14:08,406 --> 02:14:12,399
and same line, Kishikawa station with address: 1-25-1 West Takada, Shijuku Ward, Tokyo.
983
02:14:12,511 --> 02:14:15,946
You are guilty of groping as you put your hand inside
984
02:14:16,046 --> 02:14:19,709
the skirt of Furukawa Junko, 15 year old,
985
02:14:19,817 --> 02:14:24,276
and touched her hip over her underwear on the train traveling between above mentioned stations.
986
02:14:24,387 --> 02:14:26,752
You have blatantly violated her aboard public transportation...
987
02:14:27,756 --> 02:14:31,692
I will now explain the basis for this court decision.
988
02:14:33,060 --> 02:14:38,020
Despite the victim being only 15 years of age,
she mustered up her courage and arrested the offender,
989
02:14:38,132 --> 02:14:42,864
even in the trial phase, she sincerely testified her experience while holding back tears,
990
02:14:42,969 --> 02:14:45,493
and its contents were all specific and detailed.
991
02:14:45,604 --> 02:14:48,164
Her testimony was so convincing that it is something only
992
02:14:48,274 --> 02:14:50,367
a person who had truly experienced the events could recount.
993
02:14:50,543 --> 02:14:55,536
She also endured through questions by the defense side, and her testimony is mostly consistent,
994
02:14:55,647 --> 02:14:58,342
and she honestly stated "I don't know" to things she did not know.
995
02:14:58,448 --> 02:15:00,448
Also, the victim is a student on her way to school,
996
02:15:00,448 --> 02:15:03,783
and has never met the defendant of this case until the day of incident.
997
02:15:03,886 --> 02:15:06,514
The victim has nothing to gain by accusing the defendant,
998
02:15:06,622 --> 02:15:09,853
and has no reason to accuse the defendant for personal reasons.
999
02:15:09,958 --> 02:15:13,359
Therefore, it is unlikely she was falsely testifying.
1000
02:15:14,162 --> 02:15:17,028
If, as the defendant insisted,
1001
02:15:17,131 --> 02:15:20,362
the overweight man to his left was the true offender,
1002
02:15:20,467 --> 02:15:24,527
that offender's right arm must pass in front of the defendant's body
1003
02:15:24,637 --> 02:15:27,265
in order to touch the victim's right hip.
1004
02:15:27,373 --> 02:15:29,602
Therefore, the defendant would have noticed it.
1005
02:15:29,708 --> 02:15:35,841
Despite this fact, the defendant claims he did not notice the offense by this overweight man.
1006
02:15:35,947 --> 02:15:39,747
We have arrived at the conclusion that it is very unlikely
1007
02:15:39,851 --> 02:15:44,082
this man committed the offense through testimony by the defendant.
1008
02:15:44,521 --> 02:15:47,614
Also, the defendant claims he could not pull his hand back
1009
02:15:47,723 --> 02:15:51,352
because the doors were right behind him,
1010
02:15:51,460 --> 02:15:53,459
but the victim had only determined the direction of
1011
02:15:53,459 --> 02:15:56,328
hand movement based on her senses and feelings of her back.
1012
02:15:56,497 --> 02:15:58,021
It is conceivable that she had mistaken
1013
02:15:58,132 --> 02:16:02,067
the direction of hand movement; front to back with up to down, for example.
1014
02:16:02,169 --> 02:16:02,897
Therefore,
1015
02:16:03,003 --> 02:16:07,428
the defendant's explanation with the assumption of hand pulling directly to the back,
1016
02:16:07,540 --> 02:16:09,531
is based on an assumption in the first place,
1017
02:16:09,642 --> 02:16:11,075
either way,
1018
02:16:11,177 --> 02:16:15,203
this evidence is not sufficient to prove the defendant's innocence.
1019
02:16:16,982 --> 02:16:21,714
However, it has become clear during witness examination that the witness, Ichimura,
1020
02:16:21,819 --> 02:16:24,719
rode on the same train, went to the station office immediately after the incident,
1021
02:16:24,821 --> 02:16:29,849
and had testified that she did not think the defendant was a groper.
1022
02:16:30,026 --> 02:16:33,324
We will now examine this testimony by Ichimura.
1023
02:16:33,762 --> 02:16:37,663
According to her testimony, Ichimura felt something bumping against her back
1024
02:16:37,765 --> 02:16:42,168
soon after the train departed Musashidai station, so she turned her upper body and looked back
1025
02:16:42,270 --> 02:16:45,670
and witnessed the defendant pulling on his jacket.
1026
02:16:45,772 --> 02:16:50,367
Also she was apologized to by the defendant when she met his gaze. He bowed and said "sorry."
1027
02:16:50,476 --> 02:16:54,469
However, after she turned around again, 10 minutes had passed
1028
02:16:54,580 --> 02:16:57,207
between that time and after the train left Nobukuro station
1029
02:16:57,315 --> 02:17:00,307
but before arriving Kishikawa station when she heard "please stop" by the victim,
1030
02:17:00,485 --> 02:17:03,851
even though she sensed the defendant moving behind her,
1031
02:17:03,954 --> 02:17:07,321
she did not see the defendant's actions on the train.
1032
02:17:07,424 --> 02:17:10,483
The only fact that can be acknowledged from Ichimura's testimony
1033
02:17:10,593 --> 02:17:14,188
is that the defendant was pulling on his jacket caught by the doors
1034
02:17:14,296 --> 02:17:17,754
10 miniutes before the victim said "please stop."
1035
02:17:17,866 --> 02:17:22,029
Although this fact supports part of the defendant's explanations,
1036
02:17:22,136 --> 02:17:29,262
it does not directly support the exact actions taken by the defendant at the time of crime.
1037
02:17:29,375 --> 02:17:32,139
Because this testimony is logically consistent with the fact that
1038
02:17:32,245 --> 02:17:34,371
the defendant was committing acts of groping during this time,
1039
02:17:34,479 --> 02:17:36,743
just because such testimony is accepted by the court,
1040
02:17:36,848 --> 02:17:40,442
does not mean it serves as an evidence that disproves the fact that the defendant is the true offender.
1041
02:17:41,085 --> 02:17:43,019
Even upon examination of other claims made by the defendant,
1042
02:17:43,120 --> 02:17:46,088
there are numerous suspicious points in his testimony,
1043
02:17:46,189 --> 02:17:51,717
and his testimony is untrustworthy as a whole, and his defense attorney's insistence cannot be accepted.
1044
02:17:52,528 --> 02:17:57,090
The defendant stubbornly denied committing the offense through various excuses,
1045
02:17:57,199 --> 02:18:01,532
and shows no signs of repentance.
The likelihood of a repeated offence is undeniable.
1046
02:18:01,636 --> 02:18:05,901
As social concerns about the indecent actions aboard trains
1047
02:18:06,006 --> 02:18:08,338
and voices for eradication of such crimes increase,
1048
02:18:08,442 --> 02:18:13,074
we must severely punish the defendant who chose to commit this kind of offense
1049
02:18:13,245 --> 02:18:17,146
to prevent future occurrences of such acts of crime.
1050
02:18:17,549 --> 02:18:21,713
Therefore, we must not take the defendant's criminal liability lightly...
1051
02:18:27,458 --> 02:18:33,453
Somewhere in my mind, I believed a judge would be able to discern the truth.
1052
02:18:34,998 --> 02:18:38,489
No matter how many times I told myself how tough trials are,
1053
02:18:38,600 --> 02:18:42,160
I really didn't do it, so I can't possibly be found guilty.
1054
02:18:42,403 --> 02:18:44,570
That's what I thought.
1055
02:18:45,906 --> 02:18:50,001
I heard a judge once said "only God knows the truth",
1056
02:18:50,110 --> 02:18:52,139
but that's not true.
1057
02:18:52,979 --> 02:18:57,936
At least I know the truth, that I didn't do it.
1058
02:18:59,518 --> 02:19:04,921
Then, I am the only person in this trial who is fit to judge.
1059
02:19:06,490 --> 02:19:10,187
At least, I can judge the judge.
1060
02:19:11,461 --> 02:19:14,187
You have made a mistake.
1061
02:19:15,164 --> 02:19:18,259
Because I am absolutely innocent.
1062
02:19:20,035 --> 02:19:22,666
I realized for the very first time...
1063
02:19:23,671 --> 02:19:27,433
A courtrooms is not a place where truths are uncovered.
1064
02:19:28,409 --> 02:19:32,344
A courtrooms is nothing more than a place where they speculate
1065
02:19:32,445 --> 02:19:37,343
whether or not the defendant is guilty based on collected evidence.
1066
02:19:38,183 --> 02:19:41,614
And the speculation is that I'm guilty.
1067
02:19:41,987 --> 02:19:44,716
That is the judgement by the court.
1068
02:19:46,357 --> 02:19:48,249
Even so...
1069
02:19:49,193 --> 02:19:52,356
Even so, I didn't do it.
1070
02:19:55,165 --> 02:19:58,399
If the defendant is dissatisfied with this judgement,
1071
02:19:58,600 --> 02:20:02,069
he may appeal within 14 days.
1072
02:20:05,873 --> 02:20:08,273
I appeal.
1073
02:20:11,500 --> 02:20:22,998
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