On April 22nd, Riri-chan, who was accused of defrauding multiple men of more than 150 million yen in cash by abusing her romantic feelings, was sentenced to nine years in prison and a fine of 8 million yen. was sentenced.
The trial of the man who hosted Riri-chan as a tribute continues. Exclusively obtained notes from the detention center shed light on social issues surrounding hosts.
“Really, when you hold money, you realize it’s just a piece of paper. With this, you can’t get what you really want.”
The man who posted the video showing off his wad of bills is Hiroshi Tanaka (26), also known as Ayumu Ootani, a former host in Kabukicho, Tokyo.
A customer of Tanaka’s host days was Mai Watanabe (25), who was accused of defrauding three men of over 150 million yen by calling herself “Riri-chan.”
Tanaka is accused of violating the Organized Crime Punishment Act by forcing Watanabe to pay approximately 38.5 million yen in cash at a store, knowing that the money was obtained through fraud. I admitted it.
Tokai TV has exclusively obtained 87 notes written by Watanabe in prison. The memo describes the relationship between Riri-chan, who continues to donate money, and the host, Ayumu Ootani.
“Ayumu-kun, unlike the hosts I’ve met so far, had goals for the future other than being a host.I always wanted to be able to do something useful other than with my body or money, so I decided to do something for Ayumu-kun. I started wanting to do anything for her.”
Defendant Watanabe suffered abuse from his father when he was in elementary and junior high school, and said he had no place at home or at school.
After that, I began to discover the meaning of my existence through the hosts I met in Kabukicho.
“If I don’t work hard, if I spend even a little less, I’ll be disappointed.”I became obsessed with the idea that I had to give Ayumu 10 million yen every month.”
Watanabe is said to have donated almost all of the money he earned from the sex shop to Tanaka. I started repeatedly overdosing on psychotropic drugs.
“Even when I was walking, I was unsteady, and I couldn’t go down the stairs properly, so I fell and hit my face, breaking four of my front teeth. Ayumu-kun was laughing at that. I didn’t want Ayumu-kun to say goodbye and my life to end. I thought that everything in this world was about Ayumu-kun, and that Ayumu-kun was right.When he told me, “There’s no way you’ll ever find someone like me,” I found myself clinging to Ayumu-kun forever. “I was there”
On April 22, Watanabe was sentenced to nine years in prison and a fine of 8 million yen.
At the trial, Watanabe’s lawyer argued that the fraudulent act had the aspect of being a victim, being encouraged and asked to pay tribute to the host, but in the ruling, the presiding judge…
“The motive of obtaining funds to contribute to the host’s sales is selfish and cannot be extenuated.”
The influence of the host was not taken into account in the judgment.
The memo that Watanabe kept writing before his sentencing described problems in the host industry and his own responsibilities.
“I made the life choice of being a host fanatic and being spoiled, which led to my own destruction. Nowadays, the host industry has a strong image of being “evil,” but I am a girl who is tainted by that “evil.” I think there are a lot of people out there who want the host club system to change, but I also know that it won’t happen that easily. You have to make a choice.”