Tokyo porn star arrested for sex with underage girl in Saitama hotel

TOKYO (TR) – Tochigi Prefectural Police on Monday announced the arrest of an adult video (AV) actor for engaging in illicit activities with a 15-year-old girl, reports Nikkan Sports (Apr. 8).

Officers took actor Ryo Sawai, 34, into custody for violating an ordinance that preserves the well-being of youths regarding obscenity after he allegedly had sex with a third-year student in a hotel room in Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture on February 23.

“There is no doubt,” Sawai said in admitting to the allegations. “I have no excuses to make.”

The suspect, a resident of Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward, and the girl became acquainted late last year via the smartphone app LINE.

Sawai has starred in numerous AV productions over his 10-year career in the industry, reports Sports Nippon (Apr. 8). Using his Twitter account (@ryo32design), he often coaxes women to perform with him.

According to people with knowledge of the matter, the actor routinely solicits amateur actresses to appear in “nampa AV” productions, in which women picked up in public and subsequently coerced into erotic activities.

Last July, Sawai appeared on the adult variety program “Poko x Tate” on the Sky PerfecTV network in which he challenged a bar manager in Shinjuku’s 2-chome gay quarter to a contest to determine who is able to resist ejaculation for the longer period of time.