Police file case over lawmaker Kimata's alleged assault on woman

Police file case over lawmaker Kimata's alleged assault on woman

NAGOYA, Japan - Opposition lawmaker Yoshitake Kimata (in file photo) has admitted to allegations he assaulted and injured a female worker at a bar in Aichi Prefecture in 2005 and police on Feb. 2 sent papers on the case to prosecutors, the police said. (Kyodo)

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