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Man fined $95 for cyberbullying Japanese Netflix star, Hana Kimura, who took her own life
A man charged over online abuse directed at Hana Kimura, the star of Japanese Netflix reality show Terrace House who took her own life last year, has been fined 9,000 yen ($95).
Key points:
- The man was charged with making public insults
- Kimura was targeted by a torrent of abuse online
- Terrace House was cancelled after her death
A spokesman for the Tokyo Prosecutors’ Office told AFP they had made a “summary indictment against a man in his 20s” following the May 2020 death of Kimura, a cast member of the internationally popular TV show.
Police referred the man, who has not been named, to prosecutors in December, saying: “The suspect … posted messages on a social media account of the victim, including ‘You have such an awful personality. Is…
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