Can I report a US citizen living in Japan if they’re an offending pedophile?

6 comments

1. Yes. Not to report would be wrong…in my opinion.

2. Thanks for any responses. I’m gonna try and bring the motherfucker down.

3. do you want permission???

   just go down the list if you get ignored. you know, local police, national police, us embassy/fbi, etc

4. Yes and Japan would extradite them to the US so they could get charged

5. Please, please, please report the person to the local authorities!

   Then tip, if there is, a DOJ rep at the US Embassy of the report.

   Below is an excerpt from the DOJ about how they prosecute overseas offending US citizens accused of such vile acts. (Page 37, point 3)

   Since the enactment of the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the **Exploitation of Children Today (PROTECT) Act of 2003**, prosecutors are no longer required toprove that the offender traveled to a foreign country with the intent of having sex with a minor. Prosecutors only need to show that the offender in fact traveled to a foreign country and engaged in sexual conduct with a minor. [DOJ Report source.](https://www.justice.gov/psc/docs/natstrategyreport.pdf) (pdf)

6. You could maybe try report them to immigration. But you kinda need evidence or they need a previous criminal record which they “forgot” to declare to Japan: https://www.isa.go.jp/en/consultation/report/index.html