Overview

• An accused third-year player told the Mainichi that the parent’s July SNS post of a 10-plus person, 100-blow group assault is inaccurate, saying it was one-on-one and he twice poked the victim’s chest.
• The player apologized to the former teammate and the parent for laying hands and affecting their life, while questioning what he described as exaggerated online claims.
• He said he has filed a criminal complaint alleging defamation over online slander after being identified by name and insulted on social media during the summer.
• Koryo High announced the creation of an independent third-party committee of three lawyers to clarify the facts and draft measures to prevent recurrence.
• According to the school, the January incident involved four upperclassmen separately assaulting a then-first-year over a dorm rules violation, and the controversy later contributed to the team withdrawing from the Summer Koshien.