Hotei fined 300,000 yen in assault case

Tokyograph News · 10-02-2007, 08:54 AM

Back in June, guitarist Tomoyasu Hotei had a fight with rock singer Ko Machida over differences of opinion regarding a band they were thinking of creating. Hotei inflicted injuries to Machida that took two weeks to heal, and Machida subsequently filed a lawsuit.

On Monday, summary proceedings were initiated against Hotei, and a judgment was delivered the same day. The guitarist was penalized with a fine of 300,000 yen, which he has already paid.

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10-02-2007, 08:54 AM	#1
Tokyograph News Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 11	Hotei fined 300,000 yen in assault case Back in June, guitarist Tomoyasu Hotei had a fight with rock singer Ko Machida over differences of opinion regarding a band they were thinking of creating. Hotei inflicted injuries to Machida that took two weeks to heal, and Machida subsequently filed a lawsuit. On Monday, summary proceedings were initiated against Hotei, and a judgment was delivered the same day. The guitarist was penalized with a fine of 300,000 yen, which he has already paid. Link to article

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