Jail term for Niigata confinement cut to 11 years

Jail term for Niigata confinement cut to 11 years

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo High Court on Dec. 10 dismissed a lower court ruling Nobuyuki Sato (file photo) to 14 years in prison for abducting and confining a 9-year-old girl in his home in Niigata Prefecture for more than nine years, reducing the term to 11 years. (Kyodo)

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