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Bulging pupils get special treatment from female teachers
Entrusted as they are with the sacred task of molding their
students' minds and characters, teachers in Japan are accorded the
same degree of respect as are members of the clergy. But like the
clergy, they sometimes give in to their baser human
instincts.
Such may have been the case for Mayumi Taniguchi, a 47-year-old
Nagoya home tutor, who has been charged with violation of a local
ordinance aimed at protecting minors from sexual abuse. Police
allege that in February 2004, Taniguchi engaged in sex with a male
pupil who was then in his third year of middle school.
Shukan Jitsuwa (9/15) reports her indiscretion came to light when
the boy's mother consulted with the police. Under questioning,
Taniguchi admitted that after their first tryst at a love hotel,
the two had conducted a three-month affair. At the time, she was
living with her second husband, a man five years her junior. Her
first spouse was also reportedly several years younger.
Does this not show a pattern?
"She's not a brassy type, or what you could call especially
beautiful, but she always carried an expensive designer brand
handbag," says a resident of the complex where Taniguchi lives.
"There were few restraints on her life; I wonder what got into her
to do something like that."
If found guilty, Taniguchi faces up to two years imprisonment or a
fine of up to 1 million yen.
"It was a first violation, and it's possible the victim might not
press charges," says a local reporter. "In that case, she'll
probably just be let off with a fine, maybe 200,000 yen."
According to official data, 148 teachers were punished for engaging
in obscene acts. While most were male teachers who preyed on their
female wards, Shukan Jitsuwa suggests the reverse phenomenon may be
more widespread than many realize. One case involved a 32-year-old
female teacher at a high school in Mie Prefecture, who was
summarily dismissed for seducing a student.
Encouraged by a pledge of full confidentiality, several female
teachers agreed to discuss their own situations at school.
"I'm not trying to justify such behavior or make excuses," says
one, a teacher at a public middle school in Tokyo. "But it's easy
to start feeling attracted to them. Today's boys grow up fast, and
I can feel them undressing me with their eyes.
"Teachers these days are really overworked," she continues, "and
the more serious and dedicated the person, the less time she will
have for herself. In many cases we have to work on weekends, so
have little time for dating or socializing. As the stress builds
up, some women feel a strong sexual urge. And at schools full of
young guys, they are surrounded by temptations."
"When fatigued, I feel beset by all sorts of urges, and to be
honest, those young guys appeal to me more than the male teachers
at the school," admits an attractive math teacher at a Kanagawa
prefectural high school
Teachers who give one-on-one lessons in such disciplines as music,
art or home economics seem to be in the best position to milk the
situation to their advantage. One, a piano teacher in her 30s,
admits to getting a perverse thrill out of teasing adolescent
boys.
"Many are hoping to apply to music schools," she says. "During a
private lesson, while they're sitting on the stool, I will
'accidentally' nudge their shoulder with my breast, and I see them
stiffen --- in more places than one," she winks. "Watching how they
react, and then thinking about it later, really turns me on." (By
Masuo Kamiyama, contributing writer).
September 8, 2005
