The first trial of a former company employee who has been charged with impersonating a student who is looking for a job and fraudulently acting on behalf of a company for online exams in recruitment has been held.
The former employee admitted to the indictment, and the prosecution demanded a sentence of two years and six months in prison, saying, ``If the replacement exams are rampant, the fairness of recruitment operations at many companies will be distorted.''
Defendant Nobuto Tanaka (28), who was an employee of Kansai Electric Power Co., received a request from a student who was looking for a job last year. is accused of
At the first trial held at the Tokyo District Court on the 8th, the defendant admitted what was indicted and said he "thought it would help people."
The prosecution said, ``This is a crime that took advantage of a gap in a web test that can be easily accessed as long as the student's ID and password are known. However, with the spread of online exams due to the influence of the new corona, if such replacement exams are rampant, the fairness of recruitment operations at many companies will be distorted.
On the other hand, the defense attorney requested a sentence with a suspended sentence, saying, ``I did not commit the crime to make money, and I am reflecting on it.''
Judgment is expected to be handed down on the 28th of this month.