The 16-year-old boy, whose title has been withheld due to his age, was referred to prosecutors in Tokyo on Monday over the March incident, which befell at a department of the Kura Sushi chain. He had been eating with 5 pals when one in every of them dropped an unwrapped condom into the slot used to gather empty plates whereas the boy took pictures.
He uploaded a picture to social media on the night of March 28. The publish rapidly went viral, with on-line customers figuring out the restaurant chain and placement.
The operator of the outlet contacted police and used safety video footage to establish the group behind the prank. Kura Sushi’s administration filed an official criticism of obstruction of enterprise, saying it needed to disinfect the complete restaurant and deal with a flood of buyer complaints and inquiries.
Throughout questioning by police, the boy admitted the act, saying, “I wished to publish one thing humorous and see how my pals reacted. I did it with out fascinated by the results,” the Yomiuri reported.
Media protection has triggered an outpouring of fury on social media, with a message on the Sponichi Annex information web site stating: “I’m shocked that he can not inform proper from unsuitable. The rationale, I assume, is easy: the folks round this boy are on the similar stage as him, so that they do issues like this and discover it humorous.”
