PRESS CONFERENCE

A Female Osaka Prosecutor Accuses Former Boss of Sexual Assault
Hikari (pseudonym), The female prosecutor who accused the former head of the Osaka District Prosecutors' Office of sexual assault
*Kota Anzai, Attorney at Law
Momoko Nojo, Support group for the female prosecutor 

10:00-11:30 Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Language: The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation.

*Please note that there has been a change in the speaker for this press conference.

*Photo will be allowed by working press and during the initial five minutes only. Inclusion of the prosecutor's face in either photo or video is strictly prohibited and this event will not be permitted to live-stream.

Kentaro Kitagawa, who was arrested and indicted for raping the female prosecutor in his official residence when he was chief of the Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office, initially admitted the charges, but later reversed his position, saying the sexual encounter was consensual.

Then came a "secondary rape", when emails began circulating within the prosecutor's office in support of Kitagawa, claiming the female prosecutor had romantic feelings toward Kitagawa. She was not "unable to resist", although she was intoxicated.　

The female prosecutor, who wishes to remain anonymous as she intends to continue working, says she no longer believes the Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office is capable of reckoning with the alleged crime committed by its former chief—and has decided to speak publicly. "Hikari" will be accompanied by her attorney, *Kota Anzai, and by the head of her support group, Momoko Nojo.

How to attend: 
Please register at front@fccj.or.jp with your name, the name of your media outlet, and FCCJ membership number. Doors open 15 minutes before the event. Please sign in and give your name and contact details at the reception. 

How to watch online: https://www.youtube.com/c/FCCJchannel/live 　

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