On July 25, Bild reported that journalist Andreas Schmidt revealed that multiple sources confirmed that Mainz's new recruit and Japan international Saishu Sano had pleaded guilty to sexual assault.
Journalist Andreas Schmidt said: "We know from multiple sources that Sano has pleaded guilty. The victim stated that she was apparently unable to express her wishes at the time, possibly under the influence of alcohol or drugs. ”
"I think at the moment Sano Kaishu's sports career is over, and if the charges are confirmed, he faces five years in prison without parole."
The 23-year-old Kashima Antlers officially announced his transfer to Mainz in the Germany First Division this summer on a four-year contract. Kashima's legal department believes that the transfer deal has been completed on July 4, so Mainz still needs to pay a transfer fee of 4 million euros and has no right to claim compensation from Kashima Antlers.
After joining Kashima Antlers last season, Sano has developed into one of the best midfielders in Japan. He made his debut for the Japan national team last November.
But Sano was arrested by police on July 14 for committing sexual violence against a woman in her 30s along with two other men at a hotel in Tokyo.
However, now the Japan international has been in prison for 5 years due to sexual invasion, and his overseas career has been ruined in vain, which is regrettable!
With the release of the round of 18 groups, the opponents of the national football team in Group C, including Japan, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Indonesia, can be described as the group of death. Although the chances of the national football team qualifying are slim, the group's top rivals Japan have lost a midfielder due to a scandal.
At 18:35 on the evening of September 5, Beijing time, the first round of the third stage of the World Preliminary Championship will go to the away game against Japan. After the scandal was exposed in front of the big Sengoku football, the Japan team lost a midfield international, which was a big blow to the team's morale.
In fact, sexual assault scandals are frequent in Japan football. In February, Japan international Junya Ito withdrew from the Asian Cup due to a sexual assault scandal. Japan football has been repeatedly banned from sex scandals, but Japan football can still stand on top of Asia, even beating world-class giants such as Germany in the World Cup. Old irons, in the face of such a strong Japan team, is there a play in the round of 18 of the national football team?