Japan police seek return of Singapore diplomat accused of filming teen at public bath

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The 55-year-old officer from Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs returned from Tokyo in mid-April.

The 55-year-old officer from Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs returned from Tokyo in mid-April.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department made the request through Japan’s Foreign Ministry, according to Japanese media reports on Tuesday .is suspected of using a mobile phone to film a 13-year-old student in the dressing room of a bathhouse, reported the Mainichi Shimbun.The report added that Tokyo police are investigating the case for potential violations of the law related to the production of child pornography and the taking of sexual images.

The diplomat then reportedly refused to go to the police station but told officers he had taken such photos in other public baths. He is said to have deleted about 700 such photos from his phone, which he told police he had taken in the six months leading up to the incident. The ministry said the allegations were made against one of its officers who was previously on post in the Singapore Embassy in Tokyo.

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