杉森前会長、性加害問題で辞任　「極めて遺憾」―ＥＮＥＯＳ

　ＥＮＥＯＳホールディングス（ＨＤ）は２１日、杉森務前会長（６６）が性加害問題を理由に辞任したとする週刊誌報道を認め、「人権尊重やコンプライアンス（法令順守）に背く行為を行ったことは極めて遺憾だ」とのコメントを発表した。同社は８月１２日、「一身上の都合」として前会長の辞任を発表していた。
　ＥＮＥＯＳＨＤは、被害を受けた女性の弁護士から連絡を受けて社内調査を実施し事実を認定。８月初旬に社長が杉森会長（当時）に辞任を勧告したという。これまで前会長の辞任理由を明確にしてこなかったことについて、同社は被害者のプライバシー保護を最優先したと説明。被害者や株主など同社関係者に対し謝罪した。
　週刊新潮は２１日付電子版で、前会長が７月、那覇市の飲食店で接客をしていた女性に対し、性的危害を加えたと報じた。（2022/09/21-17:15）

Former Eneos Holdings Inc. Chairman Tsutomu Sugimori's resignation from the post was due to the issue of his sexual assault, the company said Wednesday, admitting a report by a weekly magazine.
   In a statement released on the day, the major Japanese oil distributor said, "It is extremely regrettable that (Sugimori) has committed an act against respect for human rights and compliance."
   After being contacted by a lawyer for the woman sexually abused by Sugimori, the company conducted an in-house survey and confirmed the facts of the case. Later, in early August, the company advised Sugimori to quit as its chairman.
   On Aug. 12, Eneos announced that Sugimori had resigned due to personal reasons.
   According to a report published on the online edition of the magazine, Shukan Shincho, on Wednesday, Sugimori sexually assaulted a female employee of an eating and drinking facility in Naha, the capital of Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, in July.