Japan public broadcaster NHK says employee sexually assaulted by program cast member

Japan's public broadcaster NHK said Wednesday that one of its employees was sexually assaulted by a cast member on one of its programs.The broadcaster said the employee, whose health deteriorated following the incident, took a leave of absence and requested a transfer to a different workplace. The transfer request was denied and was not approved until about three years later.According to NHK, the employee was sexually assaulted after a social gathering attended by program cast members and production staff.The cast member reportedly said of the incident, "I do not remember it because I was d…READ FULL ARTICLE