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Japanese language quirk made charges ambiguous, but he probably didn’t help his case by clearing that up.
Helpful guide from a Japanese man who’s stepped in to stop groping on more than one occasion.
Police press attacker to the pavement in take-down.
Limiting your forceful groping to just one part of the body is still plenty past what the law allows.
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