A child consultation center in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, said Tuesday it stripped eight girls naked to conduct a body search in August to look for a piece of paper that went missing earlier that day.
Center officials later apologized to the girls, saying it was a violation of their human rights and was inappropriate.
According to the center, a piece of paper for use in the suggestion box went missing in August.
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