A former day care center employee was sentenced to 14 years in prison on Thursday for sexually abusing children age 6 and under in his care at facilities where he worked.

The Tokyo District Court found Nagumi Osada, 27, guilty of sexually abusing seven girls between the ages of 3 and 6 inside closets and toilets at two day care centers where he worked as a member of nursery staff and of filming the acts over a period of two years from September 2021 to December 2023.

Presiding Judge Hideki Murohashi condemned Osada for his actions, saying that the defendant bears a “very serious” responsibility.