Overview
- Masayuki Hosono, 51, is accused of illegally employing the child to provide sexual services between June and July.
- The girl entered Japan with her mother on a short-term visa, received instruction in erotic massage, and was told to keep working before the mother departed.
- Police say the parlor earned about ¥620,000 from 61 customers, the girl was not paid, and proceeds were divided between the business and her mother.
- Authorities report the child worked and slept near a kitchen, Hosono covered her living expenses, and transfers went to an account tied to a person connected to the mother.
- The case surfaced when the girl went to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in mid-September, and she is now under protection with a stated wish to return to Thailand.