Former chief of Hawks Town pleads guilty to molesting 8 women

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FUKUOKA — Former Hawks Town Co President Takeshi Kotsuka, 57, pleaded guilty Monday to charges of molesting eight women. "I deeply regret what I did. I apologize to the victims from the bottom of my heart," Kotsuka told the Fukuoka District Court.

Kotsuka is charged with molesting seven of his subordinates and one fashion model from February 2001 to June 2004 in such places as hotel rooms and restaurants. He told prosecutors he believed embracing female employees would encourage them to better their business performance. Hawks Town operates the Fukuoka Dome baseball stadium and the adjacent Sea Hawk Hotel & Resort. (Kyodo News)