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Aぇ! Group’s Kusama Released From Custody After Public Indecency Arrest

TOKYO, Oct 06 (News On Japan) - A tearful Kusama Richard Keita of the idol group Aぇ! Group was released from the Mita Police Station in Tokyo on October 6th around 2 p.m., wearing a black suit and bowing deeply as he apologized. With his voice trembling, he said, “I sincerely apologize for the trouble I have caused,” lowering his head for about ten seconds.

When asked by reporters for a message to fans, he again bowed, tears in his eyes, saying, “I am truly sorry.”

Kusama, 29, had been arrested early in the morning on October 4th on suspicion of public indecency after allegedly exposing his lower body near the entrance of a building in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward. A witness reported the incident to the police, and officers who arrived at the scene took him into custody. He was believed to have been intoxicated at the time.

The incident came about a year and a half after Aぇ! Group made their CD debut, during a period when Kusama had been active as both a singer and actor. His management company released a statement on October 4th saying, “We take this matter very seriously given its social impact and have decided to suspend Kusama’s activities.”

Two days after the arrest that shocked fans nationwide, police transferred Kusama to the prosecutors’ office on the morning of October 6th. As prosecutors did not file a request for detention, he was released the same afternoon. Authorities said that investigations will continue while Kusama remains under non-custodial status.

Previously: Aぇ! Group Member Arrested for Indecent Exposure in Tokyo

Source: FNN

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