Former school janitor denies molesting student, admits to being nuisance

[unhappycamper]

Former school janitor denies molesting student, admits to being nuisance
By Chiyomi Sumida, Stars and Stripes
Pacific edition, Friday, October 24, 2008

OKINAWA CITY, Okinawa — A 42-year-old former janitor at Lester Middle School admitted in a Japanese court Wednesday that he made a student feel uncomfortable in a school restroom in February, but denied accusations that he molested the boy.

Reynaldo Saurin Silva, now a construction worker from Ginowan, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor offense: violating a prefectural public nuisance ordinance.

During the brief hearing, the prosecution recommended a fine of 250,000 yen (about $2,500).

Silva, who said he had no intention of offending the student, was charged by Okinawa police in August after the U.S. military turned over jurisdiction because he is a Filipino with a permanent residence visa and not covered by the U.S.-Japan Status of Forces Agreement.

Department of Defense Dependents Schools officials reported that a 12-year-old student accused Silva of touching his groin Feb. 12.


Rest of article at: http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=58339

[Lerkfish]

1. um... a "low five" that ends up with touching the groin? ?

yeah, that would make me feel uncomfortable alright.