Ex-J-pop hopeful Kauan Okamoto alleges sexual abuse by late music mogul Johnny

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A former member of Japan's top male talent agency and production company Johnny & Associates Inc. said on April 12 that he was sexually abused on multiple occasions as a young teen by the firm's late founder Johnny Kitagawa.

Kauan Okamoto, a 26-year-old Japanese-Brazilian singer and songwriter, claimed during a press conference that he had abused by Kitagawa about 15 to 20 times between 2012 and 2016, when he was still a member of the agency, adding he knew of at least three others who had gone through similar ordeals.

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