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Anime Producer Kouichirou Itou Faces New Accusations of Obscene Acts With a Minor for Money

  • The authorities charged Itou on Friday with allegedly exchanging money knowingly with a 15-year-old girl he met on social media last November for obscene acts, including nonconsensual sexual intercourse.

  • 52-year-old anime producer Kouichirou Itou, who was arrested in late February for allegedly soliciting a 15-year-old high school girl for nude photos, faces new accusations from Wakayama Prefectural Police.

  • Itou allegedly paid the minor 12,500 yen (about US$83) in electronic money for the photo or photos according to TBS News.

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