Elementary school security guard arrested over kiddy porn blackmail attempt

The Mainichi Shimbun
November 29, 2007
Source: http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20071129p2a00m0na032000c.html

OSAKA -- A security guard from an elementary school in eastern Osaka Prefecture who tried to blackmail a teacher with photos and video of nude little girls found in the teacher's desk has been arrested, police said.

The guard in his 30s was arrested for attempted blackmail.

Police suspect somebody connected to the school was involved in producing the images featuring little girls getting changed into swimsuits or undergoing body measurements and are investigating the matter further.

School officials are also conducting their own probe into the case.

Sources said that during a routine patrol of the school in the middle of this month, the security guard found the videos and photos featuring naked children in a male teacher's desk and allegedly decided to use the materials to make a threat. He sent e-mail to the teacher's mobile phone asking him how much he was willing to pay to keep the find quiet. The teacher complained to the Osaka Prefectural Police and the security guard's alleged ploy was foiled.

A raid on the guard's home unearthed dozens of tapes featuring images of little girls.

Officials from the local board of education said the guard worked for a security company commissioned to patrol several elementary schools in the area.

The education board has received a report from the school that the security guard had stolen some photos of children from the school premises, board officials said.

（Mainichi Japan） November 29, 2007