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Japan police arrest 3 teachers in nursery abuse case

Susono Mayor Harukaze Murata speaks during a press conference at the city hall in Susono, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, Monday, Dec. 5, 2022. Japanese police said Monday that they have arrested three teachers at a nursery school in central Japan on suspicion they routinely abused toddlers, such as hitting their heads, holding them upside down and locking them up in a bathroom, a case that triggered outrage across the nation. (Kyodo News via AP) Police investigators carry boxes of documents out of Sakura nursery school in Susono city, Shizuoka, central Japan, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022. Japanese police said Monday, Dec. 5, that they have arrested three teachers at the nursery school in central Japan on suspicion they routinely abused toddlers, such as hitting their heads, holding them upside down and locking them up in a bathroom, a case that triggered outrage across the nation. (Kyodo News via AP) Susono Mayor Harukaze Murata, left, and vice mayor, right, bow during a press conference at the city hall in Susono, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, Monday, Dec. 5, 2022. Japanese police said Monday that they have arrested three teachers at a nursery school in central Japan on suspicion they routinely abused toddlers, such as hitting their heads, holding them upside down and locking them up in a bathroom, a case that triggered outrage across the nation. (Kyodo News via AP)
Japan police arrest 3 teachers in nursery abuse case