A top music producer was urgently arrested for seducing and sexually assaulting a 17-year-old female singer

According to TBS news, Takumi Sanada – Japan’s leading music producer – was arrested by Tokyo police on April 22. He was accused of seducing and sexually abusing minors. The victim was a 17-year-old female idol.

According to Tokyo police, Sanada began training the above female student to debut as an idol from October 2021. After that, Takumi Sanada arranged to meet the victim many times at his home or hotel in Tokyo. Even though he knew the female idol was not yet 18 years old, the producer still went back and enticed the girl to have sex.

The incident was discovered by the female idol’s family. They asked Takumi Sanada to end this relationship. After being banned by the girl’s family, the producer bought the female idol a new phone for communication. He even challenged the girl’s family with the statement: “I won’t break up with your daughter”. Finally, the 17-year-old female idol’s family decided to report Takumi Sanada to the police.

NHK reported that Takumi Sanada secretly seduced his wife under his control. To gain the girl’s affection, the producer lied that he was about to get a divorce and promised to marry the victim in the future.

Through the investigation process, Takumi Sanada admitted to committing lewd acts. However, the producer denied taking advantage of his position to force the young female idol to have sex. Takumi Sanada’s sex scandal is causing outrage in Japanese public opinion.

Takumi Sanada admitted to engaging in lewd behavior with a 17-year-old female idol. However, he denied the accusation of taking advantage of his position to forcefully harass and sexually abuse the girl

Takumi Sanada is 40 years old, used to be a member of a quite famous band in Japanese showbiz. Currently, he is a producer and president of a music production and idol training company. Takumi Sanada is the “father” of many famous idol groups such as COMIQ ON!, REIRIE. Before the sex scandal was exposed, Sanada was very trusted by her idols and their parents.

Takumi Sanada is the “father” of two girl groups COMIQ ON!…

…and Japanese showbiz hit REIRIE

Source: NHK, TBS