Tokyo man who cooked, served his own genitals finally charged with crime
By Adam Westlake / September 18, 2012
http://japandailypress.com/tokyo-man-who-cooked-served-his-own-genitals-finally-charged-with-crime-1812501It's been three and a half months now since 23 year old Mao Sugiyama cooked and served his own genitals to diners in Tokyo, but the "chef" is finally facing criminal charges. Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department has said that Sugiyama and three others who organized the event are looking at allegations of indecent exposure from public prosecutors. After undergoing voluntary surgery in order to fulfill his desire of becoming asexual, the young illustrator then offered to cook and serve his severed organs to five of the "luckiest" high-paying bidders.
Sugiyama has openly admitted to the event that was attended by more than 70 guests, and while it was never mentioned before now, he says that it was part of an effort to raise awareness about asexual people and others of sexual minorities. Interestingly police say there are no laws against cannibalism, so they have no issue with the "meal." Instead, police spokespeople say, the organizers are being charged with openly displaying the severed genitals to those who knew what they were attending on May 13th. Sugiyama made it abundantly clear that he would cook his penis, scrotum, and testicles to five diners for roughly $250 each.
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Asexual man charged for serving his genitals to diners in Japan
Tokyo police charge 23-year-old illustrator with indecent exposure
24 September 2012 | By Anna Leach
http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/asexual-man-charged-serving-his-genitals-diners-japan240912A man who had surgery to remove his genitals, and then served them at a dinner, is being charged with indecent exposure by Tokyo Metropolitian Police.
Twenty-three-year-old illustrator Mao Sugiyama had surgery to remove his penis and testicles to fulfil his asexual identity.
Sugiyama said the dinner where he served his cooked organs to five diners for around $250 each was a stunt to raise awareness about asexual people and other sexual minorities, Japan Daily Press reports.
The dinner was in May but police have only just charged Sugiyama and three others with indecent exposure, because there are no laws against cannibalism in Japan.