Police in Higashikurume, Tokyo, said Saturday they have arrested a 26-year-old man on suspicion of assaulting an 8-year-old girl as she walked home on Aug 24.

According to police, the suspect, Muneyuki Sato, approached the girl as she was walking home from school, grabbed both her arms and tried to drag her into some nearby bushes, Fuji TV reported. However, the girl broke free and escaped with no injuries.

Sato, who is a part-time worker, was quoted by police as saying that on many occasions he had committed similar acts because he liked exposing the lower part of his body to young girls.

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