A former deputy representative of a group of people who say they were sexually abused by Johnny Kitagawa disclosed on the 9th that a settlement has been reached with SMILE-UP., the company paying compensation to survivors.
The settlement was announced by the former deputy head of the group representing survivors of the abuse. The complaint filed in the case named the Johnny Sexual Abuse Victims' Group, according to the suit.
SMILE-UP. is the agency that has handled compensation for people who say Kitagawa, the late founder of the Johnny & Associates talent agency, abused them.
The terms of the settlement were not disclosed. The agreement covers this claimant alone, leaving other survivors' cases to be resolved one by one through the compensation process.