The president of a Tokyo production company has been arrested on suspicion of violating child pornography laws for having a high school girl he met on SNS take naked photos and send them to his smartphone.
According to people involved in the investigation, the president was involved as a producer in the production of the animated film "Your Name."
The suspect arrested is Koichiro Ito (52), the president of a production company in Shibuya, Tokyo.
According to the police, in September 2021, a 15-year-old female high school student whom he met on social media was suspected of violating the Child Pornography Prohibition Act by having her take naked photos of him and then sending them to his smartphone and saving them. I am.
In response to a police investigation, the company president generally acknowledged the charges and said, ``I've had images sent to me by underage women several times in the past, but I can't remember which one this time.'' ”, he said in a statement.
According to people involved in the investigation, the president was involved as a producer in the production of the animated film "Your Name."