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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Yuri Kageyama

Investigation finds late founder of Japanese talent agency for boy bands sexually assaulted teens

ASSOCIATED PRESS

A team investigating sexual assault allegations by the late founder of a powerful talent agency for boy bands has found the charges credible, calling Tuesday for compensation for the victims and the resignation of the current chief executive.

The three-month probe, which included speaking with 23 victims, concluded that Johnny Kitagawa sexually assaulted and abused boys as far back as the 1950s and targeted at least several hundred people.

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