Japanese journalist to appeal court order to pay damages in suit over alleged rape

Record ID: 1449019

  • Title: Japanese journalist to appeal court order to pay damages in suit over alleged rape
  • Date: 18th December 2019
  • Summary: TOKYO, JAPAN (DECEMBER 18, 2019) (REUTERS) ***WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** TV JOURNALIST NORIYUKI YAMAGUCHI SEATED FOR NEWS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (Japanese) TV JOURNALIST NORIYUKI YAMAGUCHI SAYING: "I am not convinced the court ruling me to pay 3.3 million yen (in damages). I will immediately appeal. " NEWS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS (SOUNDBITE) (Japanese) TV JOURNALIST NORIYUKI YAMAGUCHI SAYING: "I would like to emphasize the fact that I didn't break any laws. Regarding the verdict, we have stressed some of the contradictions of Ms. Ito's claim objectively with evidence. But it was not verified nor acknowledged it (Yamaguchi's claim) was wrong. It's ignored." NEWS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS YAMAGUCHI BOWING AT END OF NEWS CONFERENCE
  • Embargoed: 1st January 2020 08:48
  • Keywords: Japan Noriyuki Yamaguchi Shiori Ito court journalist rape allegation
  • Location: TOKYO, JAPAN
  • City: TOKYO, JAPAN
  • Country: Japan
  • Topics: Crime/Law/Justice,Judicial Process/Court Cases/Court Decisions
  • Reuters ID: LVA001BAI3WAV
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Japanese journalist Noriyuki Yamaguchi said on Wednesday that he planned to appeal a court verdict ordering him to pay damages to reporter Shiori Ito in a civil lawsuit over her allegations he had raped her.
    Yamaguchi told a news conference several hours after the court ruling that he had done nothing illegal and he was not convinced by the verdict. He said he would appeal in the near future.
    A court in Tokyo earlier on Wednesday ordered Yamaguchi pay Ito 3.3 million yen ($30,375) in damages.
    Ito, 30, had sought 11 million yen for her suffering after prosecutors declined to indict Yamaguchi following her complaint to police that he had raped her while she was unconscious.
    Yamaguchi, who has repeatedly denied the allegations, had filed a counter-suit in the high-profile case, seeking 130 million yen in damages from Ito. The court on Wednesday ruled against his suit.
    (Production: Jack Tarrant, Akiko Okamoto)
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