Thai boy sues Japanese man for alleged molestation

TOYOHASHI, Japan - A group of lawyers walk down to the Toyohashi branch of the Nagoya District Court on Dec. 16 to file a lawsuit against a Japanese man on behalf of a 15-year-old Thai boy, who was allegedly molested by the man in a Thai hotel room three years ago. The suit is the first in Japan alleging a Japanese national inflicted sexual abuse on children abroad, the boy's lawyers said.

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