AKB48 spinoff member criticizes probe into assault on her as "lies"

A member of a sister group of the popular all-girl band AKB48 on Friday criticized the outcome of a probe into an assault against her as "lies," as the group's management company revealed the result.The management company AKS said an investigation launched after Maho Yamaguchi, a 23-year-old member of NGT48, was grabbed by the face by two men at her home in December, found no evidence of the involvement of any member of the group.But Yamaguchi said Friday in a Twitter post that there are members who admitted to having private connections with the attackers."Why do they continue telling lies…READ FULL ARTICLE