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LOS ANGELES - A Japanese diplomat posted in California has beencharged with domestic violence against his wife and could face upto 20 years in jail, the local district attorney said Tuesday. Yoshiaki Nagaya, vice-consul at Japan's consulate in San Francisco,is accused of 17 felony offenses, 14 of domestic violence and threeof assault, including stabbing her with a screwdriver and knockinga tooth out. The 32-year-old pled not guilty in court on Monday, and wasreleased on bail of US$350,000 (S$440,000), said San Mateo CountyDistrict Attorney Stephen Wagstaffe, adding that the allegedoffenses occurred between January 2011 and March 2012. "The violence ranged (from) pushing and shoving, and bruisingupwards (to) the most serious, (when) he knocked a tooth out. Onanother occasion he jabbed her or stabbed her in the hand .. with ascrewdriver. "On another occasion he knocked her down and stomped on her withhis foot .. The final occasion was when he shoved her out of a carin their parking garage, causing scrapes to her face and knees." He added: "That was when she decided that enough was enough, andshe went to the police." Nagaya does not have diplomatic immunity for the alleged offenses."There is immunity, but not when you're doing things in your purelyprivate life, for somebody at his level," said Wagstaffe. Both Nagaya and his wife are due back in court on June 14 for apreliminary hearing. A restraining order was issued, barring thediplomat from having any contact with his wife in the meantime. Michio Harada, the deputy consul general at Japan's ConsulateGeneral in San Francisco, said Nagaya remained on the staff pendingdevelopments or a decision from Tokyo. "If those charges are true it would be quite regrettable,certainly, but we would like to see how the court proceedingsdevelop and then the final outcome," he told AFP. The consulate general was not providing legal support. "This is notrelated to our official work, it's a private thing, so I understandhe has his own lawyer for a criminal case." Regarding Nagaya's job, he added: "The decision is mostly made byTokyo but at this moment I don't think we can do anything .. He iswith us now. He's not in the office, but he works for us.". We are high quality suppliers, our products such as Dance Arcade Machines Manufacturer , 5D Movie Theater for oversee buyer. To know more, please visits Dance Arcade Machines.
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