"God's Intermediary" trial: Defendant apologizes over confining a teenage boy stripped naked

The trial of men who claim to be a "God's intermediary" saw defendant Yu Murakami offer an apology. According to the indictment, Murakami, a company employee from Yokohama City, aged 46, is charged along with relatives with forcing a teenage boy to undress and confining him. During questioning on the 21st, Murakami said he deeply regretted hurting people and trampling on their dignity, and that he had become reckless, losing control. The report is from TV Asahi News.

• Trial of men claiming to be a "God's intermediary"
• Defendant Murakami apologized during questioning on the 21st
• Charges include forcing a teenage boy to undress and confining him

「神の取次者」を自称する男らの裁判で、男が謝罪の言葉を述べました。 　起訴状などによりますと、横浜市の会社員、村上有被告（46）は、親族らと共謀し10代の男性を全裸にさせ監禁した罪などに問われています。 　21日の被告人質問で村上被告は、「傷付け、尊厳を踏みにじる行為をしてしまったので、深くおわび申し上げたい。（自身が）投げやりになっていた部分もあって歯止めがきかなくなっていたと思います」などと謝罪しました。 [テレ朝NEWS] https://news.tv-asahi.co.jp