On Jan 28, 2014, the Tokyo District Court ruled in favor of Toru Goto who was kidnapped and confined for 12 years and 5 months for the purpose of forceful de-conversion. Both the plaintiff and defendants appealed to the Tokyo High Court.
The first session in the appeal court was held on 5 June 2014.
Today on 21 Aug 2014, the High Court concluded the case and announced that the verdict would be handed down on 13 Nov 2014 2:30 pm.
Information source:
http://www.ucjp.org/?p=17844
Deprogramming in the US or Europe ceased in 1980s when the deprogrammers such as Ted Patrick found themselves in jail or such as Rick Ross & CAN (Cult Awareness Network) were ordered to reward a victim almost US$5 million in punitive and compensatory damages.
In Japan, More than 4000 Unification Church members have been victimized by deprogramming practice since 1966. And it's ocurring in Japan even now.
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This TV program was aired by SBS TV. It shows the deprogramming business in Japan.
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