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Upskirting Crimes Have Plagued Japan for Years. Now, Children Are Also Becoming Offenders.
Police recorded 9,237 voyeurism arrests in 2025 as reported cases involving minors nearly sextupled, driven by smartphones and online sharing networks.
By Hanako Montgomery, Yumi Asada, and Daniel Campisi, CNN. Ayaka was six years old when she was first upskirted. Her swimming instructor, a man who had been targeting children for more than a decade, took illicit photos and videos of her genitals. He then shared the images in a Telegram group with other pedophiles, who were so grateful for the content that they called him "God." Ayaka's father, Suzuki—both names have been changed for privacy—onl…
By Hanako Montgomery, Yumi Asada, and Daniel Campisi, CNN. Ayaka was six years old when she was first upskirted. Her swimming instructor, a man who had been targeting children for more than a decade, took illicit photos and videos of her genitals. He then shared the images in a Telegram group with other pedophiles, who were so grateful for the content that they called him "God." Ayaka's father, Suzuki—both names have been changed for privacy—onl…