A Hong Kong court on Wednesday found J-pop artist Kenshin Kamimura guilty of indecent assault after he harassed a woman working as his interpreter at a restaurant earlier this year.

Kamimura, 26, is a former member of the boy band ONE N’ONLY, which expelled him shortly after the allegation.

Fans queued to get into court for hours before the hearing, and some broke down in tears upon learning Kamimura had been convicted.

The court heard Kamimura touched the woman’s thighs multiple times despite her objections, and invited her to go to the bathroom with him.

Magistrate Peter Yu found he had assaulted her, adding his behaviour “clearly shows disrespect for women”.

The incident took place in March during a celebratory dinner, after a fan meet for which the woman had been working as an int

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