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Japanese YouTuber arrested for defaming college students in fictitious homicide plot

TOKYO, Nov 10 (News On Japan) –
A 25-year-old self-proclaimed YouTuber has been arrested on suspicion of defaming two college students, a 15-year-old junior highschool lady and a 21-year-old male college scholar, by claiming they have been planning to homicide him.

The suspect is accused of posting a video on YouTube in June 2023, alleging that the 2 college students had a plan to kill him, thereby damaging their popularity.

His YouTube channel has roughly 210,000 subscribers, and the daddy of the 2 alleged victims consulted the authorities following the video’s launch.

In response to the investigation, the YouTuber partially denies the fees, stating, “I did not intend to defame anyone.”


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