President of Japanese boy band company resigns following sex abuse accusations against the late founder

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Julie Keiko Fujishima has announced her plans to resign as the president of a boy band talent agency after dozens of sexual abuse allegations rose against the company's late founder.

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Noriyuki Higashiyama, a member of a boy group called Shonentai, has announced his plans to retire as a performer to fill the empty seat.tarnished by sexual assault allegations against its late founder appointed one of its stars as its new president Thursday after the previous chief resigned and apologized for the abuse young clients suffered over decades.

"A horrendous crime has been committed," Higashiyama told reporters at a Tokyo hotel, bowing deeply several times with Fujishima.A new company structure, which will include an outside compliance officer, will be announced next month, Fujishima said. During Thursday's news conference, Higashiyama immediately fielded questions about allegations that he had engaged in bullying orHe acknowledged he tended to be strict with younger performers. He said he simply could not remember, as he may have done things as a teen and in his 20s that he would not do now, at age 56.

The men who have come forward say Kitagawa raped, fondled and abused them in his Tokyo luxury mansion, as well as other places, such as his car and overseas hotels, while performing as dancers and singers.

 

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