and then served it to guests in a
Japanese restaurant has been charged
with indecent exposure.
Mao Sugiyama, 23, had his penis and
testicles surgically removed by a
doctor.
His cut off genitals had been certified
free of infection and frozen for two
months before being served at a
banquet in Suginami, a residential area
in western Tokyo.
He charged the guests around $250 per
person to eat the food that was
decorated with mushrooms and parsley.
He Tokyo Metropolitan Police
Department charged Sugiyama and
three others who helped organize the
event with criminal charges.
Sugiyama who describes himself as an
asexual illustrator could not be charged
for the sale of his genitals as there is no
law against cannibalism in Japan. If
convicted of indecent exposure,
Sugiyama, who also had his nipples
removed, could be jailed by up to two
years and receive a fine of up to $
32,000.
Mao, who goes by the nickname of HC,
said he had initially considered eating
his own penis but instead decided to
serve it to others. He cooked the
genitals, which were removed, shortly
after his 22nd birthday, while being
supervised by a chef.
Guests were required to sign a waiver
so he would not be held responsible if
they became ill. In announcing the
event on Twitter for the first time he
offered to cook his penis for $1200.
However, ultimately, he decided to
divide the food among six people.
"The organs were surgically removed at
age 22. I tested to be free of venereal
diseases. The body parts are of normal
function. I was not treated with female
hormone.
I will first consider one buyer, or else I
will consider selling to a group. You can
requests to your favorite location. If you
have any questions, please contact me
by email or DM," he wrote on twitter.
In total, about 70 people attended the
event at the Tokyo Suginami. While five
people ate the genitals of Mao
Sugiyama, the others ate meat or
crocodile.
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