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NEWS: pixiv Representative Director Resigns From Company Amidst Lawsuits

I don't know anything personal about either party so it's impossible for me to judge.

If the allegations are true that's absolutely horrible, but if it were me, I would never involve myself with that guy again after the hotel incident, even as a minor. As gross as the massage thing is, she still agreed, and that's on her. There's no way she couldn't have known better by the time he asked her to stay at his apartment. And to sue the companies instead of him when we know she has money issues? All seems very convenient.

That said, it's not as if her claims are unbelievable. Things like this from people in positions like his come out all the time, and suddenly resigning only makes him look worse. I don't know anything personal about either party so it's impossible for me to judge.

He admitted to all of the allegations with the exception of the hidden camera.

Puniyo wrote:

I don't know anything personal about either party so it's impossible for me to judge.

sure didn't stop you in this post

Well, she couldn't not involve herself with him because he was running things. How was she supposed to avoid him?? He even interjected himself into situations with her. And supposing she voiced discomfort at any time, that means other people in the company knew and kept quiet. (Hence, makes sense to sue the company.) The fact that he was aggressively doing stuff like this should have been a sign to the parent company (Animate).

Given how many stories about sexual harassment and assault are coming up and how ubiquitous it is, her claims are highly likely to be true. You should research on MeToo for Japan, plus WeToo and see what people are saying. There's a lot of stories, and it makes this one seem sadly small for how common and frightening situations get.

I hope she's successful with the lawsuits, and that his libel amounts to nothing.

Also glad he resigned, and I hope the company doesn't try to sneak him back into power as these things sometimes go.

I don't know if you can really argue that a boss targeting a financially vulnerable minor living away from home in an apartment unit he has access to, who he has contracted to be unable to seek any other employment, and then offers her additional income via "full body massages" as consensual.

I can come up with at least five other under the table job offers he could have given her to earn additional income that don't involve anything sexual or touching him.