Even though the doctor is not guilty of sexual harassment of female patients...Middle school son dies of shame
Mar 19, 2025
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The doctor relieved the injustice, but the son, who was shocked at the time of the incident, threw his life and expressed his regret.
According to Japanese media such as NHK, Dr. Sekine, a 49-year-old doctor who worked at a breast surgery clinic at a hospital in Adachi-gu, Tokyo in 2016, was reported as a sexual harassment by a female patient who had undergone breast tumor removal surgery.
The patient claimed that Dr. Sekine licked his chest with his mouth and self-defense while he was in bed recovering.
Dr. Sekine, who was arrested on charges of sexual harassment, maintained his innocence throughout the police investigation, but it was not accepted.
Rather, the police handed over the case to the prosecution, saying they found traces of Dr. Sekine's DNA in the patient's chest.
However, he denied the allegations altogether and claimed she was recovering in the ward with three other patients.
During the trial, medical experts testified that the patient may have complained of sexual harassment as a symptom of delirium after surgery, a condition caused by anesthesia.
In addition, some explained that droplets such as saliva may have splattered if they spoke without a mask in the process of explaining the surgery.
In 2019, the Tokyo District Court acquitted him. But prosecutors appealed, and Dr. Sekine was convicted of two years in prison in 2020.
The Supreme Court later reversed the conviction, saying the ruling was unreasonable, and returned it to the High Court.
The reliability of DNA tests became controversial in trials held after the revocation and remand.
The lawyer pointed out that there were traces of pencil-written test data being transformed into an eraser, and that the results could not be trusted.
In a recent trial, the Tokyo High Court said "It is not recognized that liquid was exposed to a woman's body due to a doctor's conduct. Also, the patient may have suffered delirium symptoms", he declared not guilty.
As for the outcome of the trial, the lawyer said "I'm glad I'm innocent now""His life, occupation, and family disappeared because of the unilateral investigation by the investigative agency "
Dr. Sekine "We must protect both doctors and patients in an objective and reasonable way. In particular, I hope the medical staff won't be caught up in criminal proceedings over unfair things," he stressed.
Meanwhile, in September 2020, his son, who was a middle school student at the time, took his own life by jumping in front of a running train.
Some presumed that his son would have been unable to handle shame and stigma when his father was branded a sex offender.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
