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The story
Shinji Saito, formerly of Jungle Pocket, has launched his own YouTube channel and revealed details about his current lifestyle and main sources of income. Saito is standing trial without physical detention on suspicion of non-consensual sexual intercourse; prosecutors are seeking a 7-year prison sentence, with the verdict scheduled for November 16. Because he was indicted without arrest, he has not been incarcerated and remains free to live a normal life until the verdict comes down. On 5ch, threads buzzed with interest over how he’ll cover his living expenses, what will happen to his sizable debts, and the dwindling days until the verdict — while opinions split sharply over how to view the circumstances of the case.
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Ex-Jungle Pocket’s Shinji Saito shares his current state of mind
Ex-Jungle Pocket’s Shinji Saito reveals his current lifestyle on YouTube, confesses his main income sources: “Money-wise, it’s rough”
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
That fizzled out fast, didn't it?
Did it ever pick back up?
Maybe he'll cash in with a paid email newsletter, Horiemon-style? (à la entrepreneur Takafumi Horie's subscription newsletters)
Does his family get hounded by collectors?
According to Mr. Manda, even in prison the loan sharks still charge "toichi" rates (10% interest every 10 days)
He's got a guarantor on the loan, surely
A tell-all book? The guy already spilled everything at trial — what's left to tell?
Besides, the victim has refused to accept any settlement money and wants Saito to get the harshest sentence possible, so earning "settlement money" wouldn't even mean anything
He just needs cash because he's buried in gambling debt
Only three weeks left until the verdict, huh
Whoa, seriously?! What happens to his wife?
Does he have kids?
It's coming up soon
The fight over courtroom gallery seats is gonna be brutal
Non-indictment?
What is this guy even talking about
Not a non-indictment — you mean not-guilty?
If a settlement gets reached there's a chance of a lighter sentence
Sentence reduction (lighter sentence / suspended sentence)
Even once a case goes to trial, if restitution has been paid to the victim, it tends to make a suspended sentence (avoiding actual prison time) or a lighter-than-requested sentence more likely.
Seriously, this
Shorter than the sentence for the woman who ran over and killed six people lol
A traffic accident and a rapist aren't the same thing
People who get real prison time for traffic accidents go to traffic offender prisons
They're treated separately from regular criminals to begin with
Go look it up
A traffic accident is a negligence crime lol
Rape is an intentional crime lol
If someone's like Hatta and fully set on running people down lol
(referencing a notorious case of a driver intentionally plowing into pedestrians)
then intentional-crime murder charges would apply lol
The verdict is November 16
Until then he's free
Because it's a non-custodial case lol
He was never even arrested to begin with lol
Well lol that's the power of Yoshimoto's management for you lol
If there's no risk of flight or evidence tampering, they don't detain you lol
In his case it's indictment without detention, so he doesn't need to sit in a detention center
He can just keep working as usual while waiting for the verdict.
Background and Key Points of This Story
The crime of non-consensual sexual intercourse was newly created in Japan’s 2023 Penal Code reform. It covers not just cases involving assault or intimidation, but several categories of circumstances — including abuse of a position of authority or a relationship of influence — under which sexual acts are committed. It’s easy to overlook that because Saito was indicted without detention, he hasn’t been incarcerated, and the presumption of innocence still technically applies to him until the verdict comes down. Some thread comments compared the severity of this sentence to other cases, but it’s legally unsound to put a traffic offense — a negligence crime — on the same footing as this case, which involves an intentional crime. While Saito has reportedly admitted to the act itself, the victim is said to have refused any settlement money and to be seeking the harshest possible punishment, so there appears to be little room for a reduced sentence via settlement. The verdict is scheduled for November 16.
*This article is compiled as an excerpt and summary of the 5ch (Entertainment/Sports Breaking News+) thread “[Entertainment] Ex-Jungle Pocket’s Shinji Saito launches YouTube channel… reveals current lifestyle, confesses main income sources: “Money-wise, it’s rough”.”
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