TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan police have arrested musician for engaging in illicit acts with an underage girl at an orgy in Shinjuku Ward, reports Fuji News Network (Jan. 7).
In April of last year, Shintaro Takada, 34, who plays drums in Aiolost, participated in a group-sex party that included the girl, a 17-year-old fan of the band, and two other people at an Internet cafe in the Hyakunincho area.
Takada denies the charges, telling police that he did not know the girl was under 18 years of age.
In recruiting participants for the party, messages were posted on fan boards targeting girls interested in “an opportunity to interview with a talent agency or meet with a member of the band.”
Police suspect that similar parties with underage girls took place on at least five other occasions.
Aiolost is a band in the rock genre known as “visual-kei,” which is typified by members sporting gaudy hairstyles and ostentatious costumes on stage.