NAGOYA, Oct 01 (Information On Japan) –
Within the trial of Mai Watanabe, also referred to as ‘Sugar Child Riri’ or ‘Itadakijoshi Riri-chan,’ the Nagoya Excessive Court docket has handed the defendant a sentence of 8 years and 6 months in jail, six months lower than the preliminary trial’s verdict, together with a superb.
Watanabe (26) was accused of defrauding three males she met by means of an identical app, swindling them out of greater than 1.55 billion yen. In April this yr, she acquired a first-instance sentence of 9 years in jail and an 8-million-yen superb.
Within the attraction trial, the place the protection challenged the severity of the sentence, Watanabe expressed regret, stating, “I really feel sorry for taking away the cash that the victims labored so arduous to earn.”
In the course of the ruling session on Monday, Presiding Choose Mihoko Tanabe of the Nagoya Excessive Court docket identified that “even contemplating the defendant’s upbringing and relationship with hosts, there isn’t a room for leniency within the motive for committing the fraud.”
Nevertheless, the court docket acknowledged that Watanabe “has proven willingness to apologize to the victims,” resulting in the choice to scale back her sentence by six months to eight years and 6 months in jail, whereas sustaining the 8-million-yen superb.
Supply: TBS
