Over 1,000 individuals have reported their claims in Johnny Kitagawa's Abuse Case

[lovelylaura23]

SMILE-UP receives over 1,000 claims in Johnny Kitagawa's sexual abuse casehttps://t.co/LsQuzDPrmL
- tokyohive (@tokyohive) July 16, 2024
In the ongoing sexual abuse case involving Johnny Kitagawa, over 1,000 individuals have reported their claims to SMILE-UP., the company managing victim compensation

Comments

[deerlike]

I'm sadly not surprised by the number of claims.

[mikochin]

omg, over a THOUSAND?? that makes it obvious that this was a "secret" many people in power knew about and decided to not act on. Disgusting.

[silverstarry]

159 people were informed they will not receive compensation due to insufficient evidence

What is considered “sufficient evidence” for abuse that occurred decades ago?!

[crispycreamy]

It was an open secret for decades in Japan what he was doing. I hate that he died without being punished or seeing his legacy crumble. He pretty much got away with it.

[masterofmystery]

damn was this another savile situation? disgusting

[xbriyeon]

It also drives me nuts to see so many former idols now being gross and weird with minors themselves......

My heart goes out to all of his victims. Fuck the entire industry for perpetuating and allowing it to go on for SO FUCKING LONG.