Rainbow Six Siege professional arrested for taking part in alleged kidnap and torture of a person for 3 months in Japan
Rainbow Six Siege professional Sho “BlackRay” Hasegawa of the Japanese CAG Osaka esports group has been arrested together with six others for allegedly kidnapping and confining a person for a interval of three months, throughout which period they tortured him and extorted round 2 million yen ($13,000).
A machine-translated report by Jiji.com (by way of SiegeGG) says the sufferer was held at a number of places between January 29 and April 30, throughout which period he was tortured with boiling water and crushed with a hammer.
Authorities additionally suspect the sufferer was stabbed with a screwdriver and had a sizzling frying pan pressed towards his physique, and that the accused kidnappers filmed the torture and shared it with unnamed events. The sufferer suffered critical accidents on account of the torture, in keeping with the report, together with damaged ribs, a damaged hip, and in depth burns.
Hasegawa, who’s 24 years outdated, will be seen being taken into custody starting on the 14 second mark on this ANN Information video:
The incident apparently arose from a dispute between the sufferer and the ringleader of the group, recognized as Yuto Oshiro, over some renovation work. The sufferer’s ordeal solely got here to an finish when Oshiro crashed his automobile right into a taxi whereas driving with the sufferer; Oshiro fled the scene, leaving the sufferer behind.
As famous by esports outlet SiegeGG, Hasegawa was in Boston in February for the Six Invitational 2025, a significant occasion held by Ubisoft, the place he received the MVP award for the primary day of the occasion. It is not identified to what extent he is allegedly concerned within the crime, however given the timeline it is attainable he was competing in a significant Rainbow Six Siege match whereas concurrently being concerned in a brutal kidnap-and-torture plot at dwelling in Japan.
Hasegawa’s earnings since 2018 in aggressive play are estimated at $198,830, together with $75,000 shared among the many group for its efficiency on the Six Invitational, in keeping with Liquidpedia.
CAG Osaka has not but commented on the report or Hasegawa’s alleged involvement, however shortly after it went reside the group introduced that it’s withdrawing from the APAC North 2025 Stage 1 playoffs which might be scheduled for July 20.
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An evidence for the withdrawal wasn’t offered, however earlier in the present day CAG Osaka additionally introduced that it has terminated its contract with Hasegawa.
I’ve reached out to CAG Osaka and can replace if I obtain a reply.