J-school dayz: readin', ritin', & rape

[Taro Toporific]

School rape leaves Japan's victims nowhere to turn
New York Times / June 30 June
... Experts say molestation and statutory rape are commonplace in schools across Japan, and that victims rarely come forward. To ...

[Caustic Saint]

Kamei said that at the time, she and the mother merely insisted that the teacher be sent to another school. "Even today, if a prosecutor fails to bring an indictment, the teacher is completely off the hook," she said. "Even after administrative dismissal, some of these teachers find work in other schools in other districts, or even as volunteers with children, although some people estimate there is an almost 100 percent chance of recidivism."

Oh, lovely. So molesting teachers are the Catholic priests of Japan?