日大、重量挙げ部で不正徴収　幹部の刑事告発検討

　日本大の重量挙げ部の幹部が、不正に部員から入学金などを徴収し流用していたことが１４日までに、大学への取材で分かった。別事件の調査から判明したといい、日大は被害総額の確認を急ぐとともに、刑事告発など法的措置も検討している。
　日大は、元理事らによる背任事件やアメリカンフットボール部の悪質タックル問題、違法薬物事件などを受け改革を進めてきたが、新たな不祥事が発覚した。
　日大によると、この幹部は昨年までの１０年間、入学金や授業料を免除されている奨学生の部員に対し、「免除は２年目からだ」などと虚偽の説明をして全額を徴収。大半を私的に流用していた。大学の調査に不正徴収を認めている。
　日大は「被害者の皆さまに深くおわび申し上げる」とし、部の活動は継続するという。被害の相談は０３（５２７５）９８８７まで。（2024/07/14-17:29）

A senior official at Nihon University's weightlifting club was found to have fraudulently collected school entrance and other fees from students joining the club and misappropriated most of the money, the private Japanese university has said.
   The university uncovered the misconduct during its investigation into a different case.
   It is speeding up work to confirm the total amount of damage while considering legal actions against the senior official, such as filing a criminal complaint.
   The case came on the heels of a series of problems that occurred at Nihon University, including a dangerous tackle and a drug scandal at its American football club, and a breach-of-trust incident involving former school executives, although it has been implementing reform measures in the wake of these issues.
   According to the university, the senior weightlifting club official collected the full amounts of entrance and tuition fees from first-year scholarship students of the club who were exempted from paying all or part of the fees, by giving their parents and guardians false explanations that the exemptions would start in the second year.