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On November 25, 1988, four boys, including a 17-year-old whose name was Jō and was later given the surname Kamisaku, abducted and held Furuta, a third-year high school student from Misato, Saitama Prefecture, for over 40 days. She was held captive in the house owned by the parents of Kamisaku, in the Ayase district of Adachi, Tokyo. | |||
On November 25, 1988, four boys | |||
In order to avoid any concern over her abduction, the perpetrators forced Furuta to call her parents and tell them that she would be staying at a friend’s house for a while. The parents of the boy who owned the house were present at least part of the time Furuta was held captive, yet did not intervene, later claiming that they feared their son too much to do so. | In order to avoid any concern over her abduction, the perpetrators forced Furuta to call her parents and tell them that she would be staying at a friend’s house for a while. The parents of the boy who owned the house were present at least part of the time Furuta was held captive, yet did not intervene, later claiming that they feared their son too much to do so. | ||
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For his participation in the crime, Kamisaku served eight years in a juvenile prison before he was released, in August 1999. In July 2004, he was arrested for assaulting an acquaintance, whom he believed to be luring a girlfriend away from him, and allegedly bragged about his earlier infamy. Kamisaku was sentenced to seven years in prison for the beating. | For his participation in the crime, Kamisaku served eight years in a juvenile prison before he was released, in August 1999. In July 2004, he was arrested for assaulting an acquaintance, whom he believed to be luring a girlfriend away from him, and allegedly bragged about his earlier infamy. Kamisaku was sentenced to seven years in prison for the beating. | ||
In July 1990, a lower court sentenced the leader to seventeen years in prison. The court sentenced one accomplice to a four- to | In July 1990, a lower court sentenced the leader to seventeen years in prison. The court sentenced one accomplice to a four- to six-year term, one accomplice to a three- to four-year term, and another accomplice to an indefinite five- to ten-year term. The leader and the first two of the three appealed their rulings. The higher court gave more severe sentences to the three appealing parties. The presiding judge, Ryūji Yanase, said that the court did so because of the nature of the crime, the effect on the victim's family, and the effects of the crime on society. The leader received a twenty-year sentence, the second highest possible sentence after life imprisonment. Of the two appealing accomplices, the one that originally got four to six years received a five- to nine-year term. The other accomplice had his sentence upgraded to a five- to seven-year term. | ||
Furuta's parents were dismayed by the sentences received by their daughter's | Furuta's parents were dismayed by the sentences received by their daughter's killers, and enjoined a civil suit against the parents of the boy in whose home the crimes were committed. | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Absolute Evil]] | ||
[[Category:Imprisoned]] | [[Category:Arrogant Villains]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Child Abusers]] | ||
[[Category:Child Murderer]] | |||
[[Category:Imprisoned Villains]] | |||
[[Category:Karma Houdini]] | |||
[[Category:Kidnapper]] | |||
[[Category:List]] | |||
[[Category:Living Villains]] | [[Category:Living Villains]] | ||
[[Category:Male]] | [[Category:Male Villains]] | ||
[[Category:Modern Villains]] | [[Category:Modern Villains]] | ||
[[Category:Mutilators]] | [[Category:Mutilators]] | ||
[[Category:Rapists]] | [[Category:Rapists]] | ||
[[Category:Sadists]] | [[Category:Sadists]] | ||