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dozens of men who were performers and backup dancers as teens and children at Johnny’s have come forward,So far, 325 people have applied to the company’s compensation program, and that number may grow. Payments will begin next month, Higashiyama said. How the monetary amount will be decided was not yet clear.
“I want to erase all that remains of Johnny from this world,” she wrote. “I do not forgive what Johnny has done.”Most of the attacks took place at Kitagawa’s luxury apartment, where several youngsters were handpicked to spend the night. The following morning, he would thrust 10,000 yen bills into their hands, according to various testimony.has said that the number of victims is at least several hundred, and called on the Japanese government to act.