At a supermarket in Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture, the Supreme Court decided to dismiss the appeal of a former Utuber who was accused of stealing food for eating food before paying at the cash register, and probation. The suspended sentence has been finalized.
Defendant Masahiro Harada (30), who was active on the video posting site YouTube under the name of "Hezumaryu", said that he ate fish fillets before accounting while shooting a video at a supermarket in Okazaki City in May. , Was charged with theft and disruption of business.
The defendant insisted that he was willing to pay the price immediately and would not be theft, but the Nagoya High Court of the second trial said, "Even if it is paid immediately, the procedure for settling the goods is followed. If this is not done, it is clear that it will have a significant impact on sales. It is recognized that the act was taken to attract the interest of video viewers. " He was sentenced to 1 year and 6 months in prison with "protection observation" and a suspended sentence of 4 years.
The defendant had appealed, but Saburo Tokura, the judge of the Supreme Court's Third Small Court, decided to dismiss by the 31st, and the suspended sentence with probation was finalized.