Former taxi driver in Japan arrested for rape and drugging of female passengers

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Former taxi driver in Japan arrested for rape and drugging of female passengers

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Former taxi driver in Japan arrested for rape and drugging of female passengers

Credited from: DAWN

A former taxi driver in Japan is accused of drugging and raping approximately 50 women.
Police discovered about 3,000 videos and images of the assaults.
The driver allegedly filmed his crimes, with some footage dating back to 2008.
He was arrested again after previous accusations of drugging and robbery.

Japanese police have arrested a former taxi driver on suspicion of drugging and raping a female passenger, with reports suggesting that there could be as many as 50 victims. Investigations revealed that the police found around 3,000 videos and images of him sexually assaulting victims both in his taxi and at his home, according to South China Morning Post, Channel News Asia, and Dawn.

In one instance from last year, he allegedly caused a woman in her 20s to lose consciousness by administering sleeping pills, then filmed his actions at his home. The Tokyo police have charged the 54-year-old with "non-consensual sexual intercourse" and breaching laws against filming sexual acts without consent, according to South China Morning Post, Channel News Asia, and Dawn.

Reports indicated that traces of sleeping pills were found in the victim's hair. Additionally, the recovered footage dates back to 2008, revealing the long-term pattern of his alleged criminal conduct. Previous arrests included accusations of drugging another woman and robbing her, highlighting a troubling history of offenses, as noted by South China Morning Post, Channel News Asia, and Dawn.