LOS ANGELES — An actor and talent scout was sentenced to 18 months in jail for sexually abusing an aspiring performer.
Yoshitomo Kaneda, 45, was convicted of six counts of sexual abuse involving a 16-year-old girl, including child molestation, false imprisonment and witness intimidation.
He must also register as a sex offender for life.
“We will not tolerate criminals who use the lure of fame and fortune under a cloak of trust to prey upon the innocence of young women,” City Attorney Carmen Trutanich said in a statement.
“Children and young people must be protected from such predators, who seek out some of the most vulnerable among us.”
Prosecutors say Kaneda, who starred in Letters From Iwojima, Collateral and ER, assaulted the girl while she was attending acting lessons in his apartment.
7 Comments to “Actor, Talent Scout Convicted of Sexually Abusing Aspiring Performer”
January 4, 2013 at 5:15 PM
18 months? How about 18 years…
January 4, 2013 at 5:56 PM
or how about letting16 year old young people – who are old enough to work, drive, be prosecuted as adults, etc – make their own decisions? Unless there was any force this is a non-story and belongs in the 17th century.
January 5, 2013 at 6:20 AM
18 MONTHS IS HOW THEY SHOW A ZERO TOLERNACE! AMAZING!
January 4, 2013 at 5:17 PM
But if he video taped it and put it on the internet, anyone who downloaded it would get 10 years.
January 4, 2013 at 5:46 PM
this is not news.
January 5, 2013 at 6:19 AM
18 MONTHS? THTAS HOW YOU SHOW A ZERO TOLERNACE STANCE? THAT IS AMAZING! 18 MONTHS FOR A RUINED LIFE! MORONS!
January 5, 2013 at 4:22 PM
A RUINED LIFE??? For something that is perfectly legal in most US States???
Get a grip. MORON!