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The head of a powerful Japanese talent agency resigned Thursday and made an apology punctuated by repeated, lengthy bows, nine days after an internal investigation concluded that its founder had sexually abused hundreds of young performers over decades. Julie Keiko Fujishima announced she was stepping down as president of Johnny & Associates, the agency founded by her late uncle Johnny Kitagawa, and promised to contribute to a compensation fund from her own fortune. “This is what my uncle committed, and as a niece, I want to take responsibility,” Fujishima said solemnly.

The president of Johnny & Associates has resigned following an internal investigation that concluded the agency’s founder and her late uncle, Johnny Kitagawa, had sexually abused hundreds of young boys as far back as the 1950s. Fujishima’s resignation: Julie Keiko Fujishima, 57, expressed her regret and responsibility for her uncle’s actions and pledged to personally contribute to a victim compensation program. “This is what my uncle committed, and as a niece, I want to take responsibility,” Fujishima said, according to the Associated Press.

Arizona's victim compensation program helps pay costs related to a crime victim's recovery, but it is woefully underfunded.

SALEM, Ore.- Oregon governor Tina Kotek, hosted a signing ceremony for public safety legislation.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - The Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI) is observing National Crime Victims' Rights Week from April 23-29. According to a r...