Japanese sewer rat allegedly hid in drain for five hours to get upskirt pictures... again
Police say suspect was arrested a couple of years ago for the same offence
A man in Japan who hid in a drain for five hours, allegedly to snap photos up women’s skirts, was given away when passers-by spotted his hair sticking out of a grate, police and reports said.
Yasuomi Hirai, 28, allegedly squeezed himself in a section of a gutter 28cm wide, with his head under a piece of iron grating, a police spokesman said on Wednesday.
“His hair got caught at the edge of the grate, which drew the attention of some pedestrians,” the spokesman with the Hyogo prefectural police in Kobe said.
The alleged offence took place in the port city August, but police said that Hirai’s arrest on Monday came after a lengthy investigation.
Police did not elaborate but the Sports Hochi tabloid reported on Tuesday that Hirai kept himself in the small space for about five hours, holding a smart phone to take photos from under the grate.
Local reports said it was not the first time Hirai had been arrested for the same offence, which violated a local ordinance preventing nuisance acts.