Kyoto Univ Hospital doctor arrested for lacing student's tea with sleeping powder

Thursday 09th April, 07:53 AM JST

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bushlover at 12:19 PM JST - 9th April

@55Wipe!
concrete at 01:09 PM JST - 9th April

at least he wasn't using marijiana thank God !
imacat at 02:10 PM JST - 9th April

He gave himself up a bit quickly, didn't he? If people behaved like this in dramas they'd be over before the first commercial break. He could at least have tried to plant the sleeping powder in another students bag... maybe in the bag of the kenkyuushitsu geek who nobody likes.
dennis0bauer at 03:16 PM JST - 9th April

does he have a sleeping beauty fetish, i almost soiled the monitor when i red the getting attention part
Yelena at 06:12 PM JST - 9th April

Chicken! Couldn't manage her while she is in sound mind? Romantic story-nothing to say!
Tahoochi at 06:32 PM JST - 9th April

What a pathetic excuse of a man.

This guy was planning to rape this girl, plain and simple. Throw the book at him!!!

Sharky, you're probably right. I also wouldn't doubt it if this was an act of revenge after he asked her out and got shot down.
BBLeo at 06:49 PM JST - 9th April

Well he is right by saying: 'He was quoted as saying he had obtained sleeping powder via the Internet using another doctor’s ID.' All the garbage is floating daily on internet into our email boxes and one is trying to stop it. Is this 'STUPID DOCTOR TELLING THE TRUTH?'
Nessie at 07:41 PM JST - 9th April

Now that I have your attention...Hello?...Hello?
ca1ic0cat at 09:21 PM JST - 9th April

Most medicines in Japan seem to come in powdered form rather than tablets. At least that's what I've seen of antibiotics I've been prescribed. So the "sleeping powder" is probably a prescription sleep aid that is prescribed for insomnia all the time.

This guy should have his credentials revoked pending review.
neverknow2 at 11:16 PM JST - 9th April

I just googled sleeping powder. It came back with zero hits.
PaulieWalnuts at 10:58 AM JST - 10th April

why did he turn himself in so quickly? I have been lead to believe some kind of police showdown on a beach involving a knife and lots of shouting was the correct japanese etiquette in such situations
airrunwesker at 04:26 AM JST - 11th April

"PaulieWalnuts" Why did he turn himself in so quickly? Angry Japanese girl would be the #1 reason! However, I think he has a lot of friends who also use the stuff... and he should turn them in! That is who he is really afraid of...
Sakura4Nana at 09:02 PM JST - 11th April

Isn't this like manga =.= hahas.. xD manga in real life... well it seems like xD
PaulieWalnuts at 09:15 PM JST - 11th April

naaah. I'm waiting for the NHK dramatisation. beach scene intact
azzassa at 05:15 PM JST - 13th April

Looking at rape statistics, the idea of shame and face Japanese society, and outright statements by behavioral experts (google is your friend), drug-rape cases are most probably under-reported in Japan.

This case is an anomaly due to its circumstances. The man was not able to assault the woman and she was not suspicious of the man's intent. This means that there was no shame in complaining to the company, who were the ones who reported it to the police.

Consider what would have probably happened if the man actually got what he wanted. The woman, as a student of the university, would have realized that reporting the crime might jeopardize her continued studies in university. She would also be discouraged of going through the trauma of accusing someone with high social stature in Japanese society (who would have been defended by the boy's club of Japanese university professors) and defending your statements, and the forced recounting of your experience at the scene by police. There is a good chance therefore, that had he succeeded in assaulting her, she would not have reported this at all.