Michio Harada, the deputy consul general at Japan's Consulate General in San Francisco, said Nagaya remained on the staff pending developments 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 proceedings develop and then the final outcome," he told the reporters.

The consulate general was not providing legal support. "This is not related to our official work, it's a private thing, so I understand he has his own lawyer for a criminal case."

Regarding Nagaya's job, he added: "The decision is mostly made by Tokyo but at this moment I don't think we can do anything. He is with us now. He's not in the office, but he works for us."

美国地方检察官周二称，一位驻加利福尼亚州的日本外交官被控对妻子实施家庭暴力，可能会面临20年监禁。

长屋嘉明是日本驻旧金山领事馆的副领事，他被控犯下17项重罪：14项家庭暴力罪和3项侵犯人身权利罪。罪行包括用螺丝刀捅妻子，打落她的一颗牙齿。

圣马特奥市的地方检察官史蒂芬•瓦格斯达菲说，这名32岁的外交官周一在法庭上辩称无罪后，缴了35万美元保释金被释放。他还说，这名外交官被指控的罪行是在2011年1月到2017年3月期间发生的。

“他实施的暴力包括推搡、将妻子浑身上下打出多处瘀伤，最严重的一次还打掉了一颗牙齿。还有一回他用螺丝刀戳、刺入妻子的手。

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