Former professional boxing world champion Yasue Yakushiji and his girlfriend are sentenced to one year in prison, suspended for three years.
Quick Look
- Former professional boxing world champion Yasue Yakushiji (58) and his girlfriend (29) were indicted on charges of falsifying and using a sealed private document for submitting a forged adoption notification, and the Nagoya District Court sentenced them to one year in prison, suspended for three years (one year in prison).
- Prosecutors pointed out that while the divorce agreement could not be reached, he plotted to adopt the woman in order to have her take the same surname and inherit his property.
- The defense had asked for a suspended sentence, citing remorse.
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Why It Matters
Yasuei Yakushiji, a former professional boxing world champion, was unable to reach a divorce agreement with his then-wife, and prosecutors say that he forced the woman he was dating to use the same surname so that they appeared to be husband and wife, and that he plotted to adopt her in order to inherit his property.
On the 16th, the Nagoya District Court handed down the verdict for Yasuei Yakushiji (58), a former professional boxing world champion, and his girlfriend, 29, who were accused of forging and using a sealed private document for submitting a forged adoption notification. Judge Kentaro Hirate sentenced them to one year in prison, suspended for three years (one year of mandatory imprisonment).
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At trial, prosecutors pointed out that while Yakushiji and his then-wife were unable to reach a divorce agreement, he gave her the same surname and acted like a married couple, and plotted to adopt her in order to inherit his property. The defense had asked for a suspended sentence on the grounds that the two men had admitted their guilt and showed remorse.
According to the indictment, in November 2024, the two defendants wrote their then-wife's name in the adoptive mother's signature and seal space on the adoption notification without permission, and affixed their seal for forgery. It is said that the documents were submitted to the ward office in Nagoya City.
Open Questions
- Was the forged adoption notification actually accepted?
- What was the specific target of property inheritance?
- When did my wife at the time find out about this fact?
