An Albuquerque man who practiced acupuncture is facing a jury on a 2018 sexual penetration charge. A law enforcement investigation led to the charges against 74-year-old Megumi Hirayama. This came after the woman accused Hirayama of rape after visiting her in August 2018. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD: LOCAL NEWS FROM KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS She told her law enforcement agency that Hirayama acted professionally during her past two visits for acupuncture treatments. The alleged victim was seeking treatment for plantar fasciitis in one leg. However, during her third visit, she said that Mr. Hirayama sexually assaulted her after her receptionist left for lunch. Her underwear and her girlfriend Hirayama’s DNA samples were collected, and a DNA sample was taken from Hirayama via a cotton swab in September 2018. Six days later, Hirayama’s lawyer told law enforcement officials that Hirayama would not testify and denied the charges, according to court documents. The DNA report from the underwear was examined and a positive match was confirmed with an acupuncturist. As a result, a first-degree sexual penetration charge was filed against Hirayama in the same month. Follow us on social: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube The jury is expected to make a decision in the trial this week. Get the latest news with the KOAT app. You can download it here.
An Albuquerque man who practiced acupuncture is facing a jury on a 2018 sexual penetration charge.
A law enforcement investigation led to the charges against 74-year-old Megumi Hirayama. This came after a woman who visited Hirayama in August 2018 accused him of rape.
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She told law enforcement he acted professionally during two previous visits for acupuncture treatments. The alleged victim was seeking treatment for plantar fasciitis in one leg.
However, on her third visit, she said that Hirayama sexually assaulted her after the receptionist left for lunch. Her underwear and Hirayama’s DNA sample were recovered.
In September 2018, a DNA sample was taken from Hirayama via a cotton swab. Six days later, Hirayama’s attorney told law enforcement he would not testify and denied the charges, according to court documents.
A DNA report from the underwear was reviewed and a positive match was confirmed with an acupuncturist. This led to Hirayama being charged with first-degree criminal sexual penetration that same month.
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A jury is expected to make a decision in the trial this week.
Get the latest news with the KOAT app.You can download here.
