Three people, including the manager of a date club in Tokyo, were arrested on suspicion of violating the Employment Security Act for recruiting women for the purpose of prostitution by sending them to Las Vegas, USA. The woman had been in trouble with a staff member of a local prostitution organization and received threats, and was being protected by local police.
Arrested were
Haruka Funaki (37) from Ome City, Tokyo, who runs a date club in Tokyo, Yoshiko Tsuzaki (43)
,
a company executive from Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo, and Hiroshi
Katagiri, a self-employed employee from Nagoya. There are three suspects (40 years old).
According to the Metropolitan Police Department, in March of last year, he was suspected of violating the Employment Security Act by recruiting a Japanese woman in her 30s for the purpose of sending her to Las Vegas, USA, to engage in prostitution.
Funaki, who met the woman several years ago on social media, solicited her by saying things like, ``This is a relationship in Las Vegas. The deposit is 1.8 million yen, and you are entering the country as a sightseeing trip.'' He was in charge of explaining compensation and providing interpretation.
In response to the investigation, Funaki denied the charges, and the other two admitted the charges.
The woman came to the United States in May last year, and was introduced to her partner by a local prostitution organization, but she got into trouble with a staff member over compensation, and she received threats, so she consulted the local police. and was protected.
The woman said she had previously been recruited by another prostitution organization and had been sent to other countries, and the Metropolitan Police Department believes there are multiple prostitution organizations that send Japanese women overseas. We are determined to clarify the actual situation.