Overview

• An upperclassman identified in the case told The Mainichi on Oct. 10 that the online account is inaccurate, saying the encounter was between two people and involved two light pushes to the chest.
• The student said he apologized to the former first-year and the parent for laying hands on him, while questioning what he called exaggerated claims posted to social media.
• Koryo High announced the formation of a third-party committee of three lawyers to establish the facts and recommend preventive measures.
• The school’s earlier explanation said four seniors individually struck the then-first-year after he ate cup noodles in the dorm in violation of team rules.
• The accused student reported filing a defamation complaint over online harassment and described lingering anxiety following the team’s withdrawal from the summer Koshien tournament.