{"rewrite":{"id":"r_5fa90d772445bc99fdd9505c","clusterId":"c_bbdb9e0d7d14a8fdd48a2cb4","slug":"tokyo-prosecutors-decline-to-prosecute-former-timelesz-member-shuto-inomata","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Tokyo Prosecutors Decline to Prosecute Former timelesz Member Shuto Inomata","summary":"STARTO ENTERTAINMENT said Wednesday, October 21 that the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors' Office decided not to prosecute former timelesz member Shuto Inomata, with prosecution suspended. Inomata was arrested September 19 on suspicion of injuring an acquaintance woman, released September 25 with prosecution deferred, and had his exclusive contract terminated as of September 30. STARTO said the other seven members had no prior knowledge of the conduct.","whyItMatters":"The prosecutors' decision closes the criminal disposition while the talent side had already acted: STARTO ended the contract before the disposition landed, and the group continues with seven members.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe Tokyo District Public Prosecutors\u0026#39; Office issued the decision on the same day STARTO announced it. The suspension of prosecution ends the criminal proceedings around the September 19 arrest on suspicion of injury to an acquaintance woman.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSTARTO treated the contract question separately from the criminal case. It cited a serious breach of the exclusive contract when it terminated Inomata\u0026#39;s deal as of September 30 and confirmed he would leave timelesz. The company also said the other seven members did not know of the conduct in question in advance and were not involved. Footage from the 2024 timelesz project audition has been made private.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"STARTO ENTERTAINMENT ended Shuto Inomata's contract on September 30, before prosecutors closed the case. The agency acted on its own timeline, not the court's.","twitterPost":"STARTO ENTERTAINMENT cut Shuto Inomata on September 30, weeks before prosecutors closed the case on October 21.","threadsPost":"STARTO ENTERTAINMENT ended Shuto Inomata's contract on September 30. Prosecutors did not suspend prosecution until October 21. The agency moved on its own clock, and STARTO also said the other seven timelesz members had no prior knowledge of the conduct.","newsletterBlurb":"Tokyo prosecutors decided not to prosecute former timelesz member Shuto Inomata, with prosecution suspended, STARTO announced. Inomata was arrested September 19 on suspicion of injuring an acquaintance woman and released September 25 with prosecution deferred. STARTO terminated his exclusive contract as of September 30 and said the other seven members had no prior knowledge.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"KAI-YOU\",\"url\":\"https://kai-you.net/article/96901\",\"title\":\"STARTO Reports Non-Prosecution of Former timelesz Member Shuto Inomata, Arrested in September on Suspicion of Injuring Acquaintance Woman\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4483,"outputTokens":570,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792572734,"createdAt":"2026-10-21T08:47:22.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-21T08:51:07.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-21T08:51:07.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_bbdb9e0d7d14a8fdd48a2cb4","canonicalTitle":"STARTO社、元timelesz猪俣周杜の不起訴処分を報告　9月に知人女性への傷害容疑で逮捕","representativeArticleId":"a_aaeac6934e5c6fea5d311959","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"STARTO ENTERTAINMENT\"],\"people\":[\"Shuto Inomata\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"music\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-21T06:38:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-21T06:38:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-21T08:51:07.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"KAI-YOU","url":"https://kai-you.net/article/96901","title":"STARTO社、元timelesz猪俣周杜の不起訴処分を報告　9月に知人女性への傷害容疑で逮捕"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":["STARTO ENTERTAINMENT"],"people":["Shuto Inomata"],"type":"news","domain":"music","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}