Japanese police officer secretly viewed and photographed female corpses under the guise of "autopsy"

On the 27th, Takashima Takeda (52), a police inspector of the Aogase Police Station of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, was dismissed from his position for viewing and photographing female corpses stored at the police station under the pretense of "autopsy" and "identifying the body."

In September 2025, he was arrested by the Saitama Prefectural Police for suspected "station voyeurism," and subsequent investigations found that he had 480 photos of 18 naked female corpses in his home.

The suspect had participated in autopsies in the forensic department. He confessed: "It was to satisfy my sexual desires."

According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police, the defendant was in the forensic departments of various police stations including Akabane (North Ward, Tokyo), Shinto (Koto Ward), and Fuchu (Fuchu City) between 2009 and 2022.

The suspect said: "I had the opportunity to enter and exit the morgue where the bodies were placed every day." He would open the body bags and take photos of naked female corpses with his mobile phone.

Additionally, according to the police, during the period from October 2020 to July 2021, he took about 10 sets of body photos during autopsies at the Fuchu Police Station.

In September 2025, the defendant was charged with violating the "Law on the Punishment of Sexual Photography" after he secretly photographed a high school girl's underwear at JR Higashi-Urawa Station in Saitama City. During the search of his residence, the police found an album containing 60 photos of the 480 corpse photos and data taken during the autopsy investigation.

Furthermore, the police also found child pornography images. Therefore, the defendant was also charged with violating the "Child Pornography Prohibition Law."

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government commented: "We sincerely apologize for the serious violation of the dignity of the deceased."

As specific information about the victims' bodies has not been disclosed, there are currently no plans to explain or apologize to the families of those whose bodies were photographed.

Original: toutiao.com/article/1858333266016459/

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