Two wrestlers have been arrested.
According to Tohoku Broadcasting, former NOAH wrestlers Yasutaka Yano and Kinya Okada were arrested on suspicion of molestation. The incident allegedly occurred on April 16.
The report stated, "According to the police, the two are suspected of committing an obscene act of touching the body of a woman in her 20s in a building in Sendai City around 12:30 a.m. on April 16 this year."
The police are investigating the matter.
Both men left NOAH in June 2023, negotiating their releases from the company.
Neither man has wrestled since April 9 at NOAH Sunny Voyage 2023.
Fightful will update fans on the investigation when more is known.
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