JR West executive accused of molesting schoolgirl commits suicide in park toilet

TOKYO — A West Japan Railway Co executive accused of molesting a 17-year-old high-school girl on a JR train has apparently committed suicide by hanging himself in a public park in Osaka. The body of Hidehiko Kinbira, 56, who heads JR West’s Kobe office based in Hyogo Prefecture, was discovered hanging by his neck in a public toilet located inside Nagai Park at around 9 p.m. on Dec 25, police said. Near his body were six sealed letters addressed to family members and his employer.

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