Man who creates child-like dolls insists he is an ‘artist’ who stops paedophiles abusing real kids
Shin Takagi, who admits to being attracted to kids, runs the controversial Japanese doll-manufacturing company, Trottla
A MAN who creates sick sex toys that look like real children has claimed he is an “artist”.
Shin Takagi, who admits to being attracted to kids, believes the anatomically-correct rubber dolls stop perverts from abusing human girls and boys.
The realistic figures - which are sold by Shin's Japan-based manufacturing company Trottla – are dressed in lace or leather lingerie, sometimes completely naked.
Many of the imitation girls are sprawled out on a bed or laid in other provocative positions, often with child-like props like a school uniform and backpack.
Some girls are smiling while others are made to appear as if they crying or in pain, which Shin claims “fulfills a variety of client needs”.
The sexualised dolls, which resemble children as young as five, are sold via the website to paedophiles across the globe.
Custom officials in Australia have cracked down on shipments of the toys being imported into the country.
Up to 18 consignments have been seized by the border force officials since 2013, reported.
The dolls have been destroyed or used for further investigation, an Australian Federal Police spokeswoman said.
A Department of Immigration and Border Protection spokeswoman said owning a child-like doll was deemed a child exploitation offence.
Shin defended the toys, telling Fairfax Media: “I am an artist.”
Earlier this year, Shin claimed the dolls act as a substitute to satisfy the needs of paedophiles so they don't commit crime against real children.
In an interview with the , said: “We should accept that there is no way to change someone’s fetishes.
“I am helping people express their desires, legally and ethically.
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"It’s not worth living if you have to live with repressed desire.”
Shin claims buyers have written to him and thanked him for stopping them from committing a crime.
He notes that there is only limited treatment options for paedophiles, with cognitive-behavioural therapy and chemical castration being popular options.
Unsurprisingly, not everyone is on board with his unusual preventative measure for paedophilia.
Dr Peter Fagan, a scientist from the John Hopkins School of Medicine, worries that the dolls could lead to an escalation of sexual fantasies.