Disclosing History of Sexual Violence to Child

The government of Japan introduces news system for disclosing information about a person working with children on whether the person has history of sexual violence to child or not. In the discussion for new legislature, the government is setting twenty years of disclosure from the end of penalty. While there is a discussion on human rights for a person who has served for penalty, the government puts higher priority on the safety of children.

The system is called Japanese version of disclosure and barring service (DBS), which has already been introduced in United Kingdom. In 2020, a male baby-sitter was arrested with suspicion of touching body of five-year-old girl. The court sentenced three years in prison with suspension of five years. After that incident, the organizations for supporting families with kids or parent organizations started discussion of introducing Japanese version of DBS.

 

In the Penal Code of Japan, a penalty is no longer effective after ten years passed from the end of penalty with imprisonment and after five years from the end of penalty with fine. Once the penalty loses its effect, the person can take any jobs. The parents of children suffered from sexual crime have been worried about the person who finished the penalty returns to the same job and commits another crime.

 

The draft of Sexual Violence on Child Preventing Act set a period for disclosure of crime history at twenty years for penalty with imprisonment and ten years for fine. According to the data of second offenses, nine out of ten repeated the same sexual crime within twenty years for criminals with imprisonment and ten years for criminals with fine. The government decided that the disclosure of crime history would not be too strict compared to banning employment.

 

If the law is legislated, public schools will be demanded to inquire the history of teachers. The government will issue certification to private schools, such as supplementary schools, with request. The history subject to disclosure will not only be about the crime of disapproved obscenity but be about violation of local ordinance of molestation.

 

The Sexual Violence by Teacher Prevention Act enables the disclosure of punishment history for forty years. There is an argument in leading parties that the penalty of new law should be stricter. Children and Families Agency hopes to submit the draft to the Diet by the end of February with close consultation with the leading paties.

 

The government is promoting utilization of baby-sitters for working parents. The new system for disclosure of sexual violence information must be to enhance security of nursery facilities or schools. The measures can be categorized as one of the economic stimulation policies by Kishida administration.

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