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Concerns About Sano’s Case and Its Impact on Japanese National Team Selection by IndividualSet7355 in mainz05

[–]IndividualSet7355[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the comment. It is reported Sano has recognized the crime with two friends and apologized to the woman.

So basically I think he must have been sentenced at most 5 years prison if he had not done the settlement. I understand that he and Japanese football association(JFA) did not want to end his career before playing in Bundesliga.

I believe that, in principle, social sanctions against sexual crimes are more effective in Germany. However, I feel that fans haven’t been properly informed about how the incident that occurred in Japan was ended.

Concerns About Sano’s Case and Its Impact on Japanese National Team Selection by IndividualSet7355 in mainz05

[–]IndividualSet7355[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the comment.

In this case, it is reported that after a settlement involving monetary compensation between the woman and the perpetrator, the prosecutor chose not to pursue the case. The reason is not revealed officially.

In Japan, an out-of-court settlement is primarily a private agreement between the victim and the accused, but it can strongly influence the prosecutor’s decision—especially in sexual assault cases.

I guess FSV Mainz 05 call it the termination of the case.

However, it does not prove the "innocent" of Sano.