Education board officials in Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture, said Tuesday that an elementary school principal in his 50s had molested three female students.
The principal put his hand inside the underwear of three girls while playing sumo and tag with them near the school entrance on the morning of Feb 8. The three students later reported the incident to their homeroom teacher who reported it to the vice principal. According to the board of education, the principal has admitted to the allegation. “I’ve done a bad thing and I am sorry,” he was quoted as saying. He has been suspended since Feb 13, pending a decision by the board on his punishment.