Your name producer was sentenced to 4 years in prison for his child

Wakayama District Court was sentenced on Friday Your name Producer Koichiro Ito was sentenced to four years in prison for paying for sex and filming of several underage girls. The 53-year-old, his honors also include other respected films by Makoto Shinkai, such as Weathering with you and Suzukiwas first arrested in February 2024 for soliciting clear images from minors September 2021. Then, he was detained again soon after Two girls under 18 years old In exchange for money.

Prosecutors call on your name producer to jail for 6 years

The ITO was eventually charged with various crimes, including rape and violations of laws regarding child prostitution and pornography. During the trial, he allegedly paid for his sexual relationship with more than 100 people. He allegedly filmed the actions. Some of them involve minors. Prosecutors stressed Ito’s “crawling and malicious” motives and demanded six years in prison. The ITO’s defense initially denied some of the allegations and then finally admitted them. They are seeking probation, believing he has settled with two victims and is also consulted at a medical facility.

However, the court concluded that a four-year prison sentence was appropriate. “He was high because his actions seriously damaged the physical and mental development of victims who were not sufficient to understand the impact of sexual activities,” said presided judge Keiko Fukushima. Although her words sounded strong, many people felt her verdict was too weak online. “A zero is missing,” one X user wrote. “It’s really shocking that he was only sentenced to four years in jail after all.” Another tweet said: “He will do it 100% again. I’m shocked, only four years of demon pervert.”

Makoto Shinkai describes the case as “regrettable and sad”

Last month, Shinkai posted information about the case on X. “I was shocked to see the news about Arrest people related to our work. “He wrote. “The first onelyI expressed my deepest sympathy for victim. I’m also very sorry for the attention that people who love and support our work have attracted. I believe that the value of our work will not be destroyed due to what happened, but it is natural to see public suspicion. This is a very regrettable and sad situation. ”

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