>>84818274https://www.reddit.com/r/Hololive/comments/gq3mze/cover_corp_has_issued_another_statement_in/Rough translation. Please correct me if I make any mistakes or missed anything.
As stated from Mel's statement the 16th, Cover corp. has proceeded to confirm the situation after receiving her report of "harassment by someone close to her" "through Twitter and e-mail" since October of last year.
Cover corp. has since identified the perpetrator. He/she, using meetings as an excuse, repeatedly locked Mel in for long periods of time (often until morning) with conversations, often mixed with idle talk unrelated to work. This abuse of power was quickly responded to with the relief of his/her managerial role. However, the perpetrator did not relent, and continued to harass Mel with methods beyond Cover's administration.
Cover admits it was unable to take appropriate action to stop the acts of harassment, causing extended periods of stress to Mel, and apologizes to Mel and her fans.
Cover has identified the following problems and is taking actions to resolve the issue such that they will alleviate concerns from the victim:
1. Information management of Talents were not taken seriously. Cover is now preparing to enforce company policies more thoroughly and further secure information management.
2. After an incident occurs, actions aimed to resolve the situation were not taken quickly enough. There was a flaw in staff management and lack of problem awareness. Cover corp. is now revising communication with their Talents, and is formulating a system for rapid response to problems.
3. Official status reports regarding a situation were delayed despite progress being made. Cover corp. plans to report and publicize any progress as they're being made, should any incidents arise in the future.
4. The perpetrator was in a position that can recognize the victim (Mel), regardless of the incident response in progress. (TL: this probably means the perp is able to contact Mel directly even after the removal.) Cover recognizes this as a result of a lack of problem awareness, and is revisiting the staff composition as a response.
5. A request to return to activity was issued, disregarding the issue mentioned above. The aforementioned issue was not completely solved with the response. Hereafter, information will be shared more thoroughly between all related parties, and care for Talents will become the utmost priority.
In addition to the above, Cover corp. will cover all costs incurred, including moving costs, lawyer fees, etc. Also, Cover corp. is strengthening its compliance policies, and will ask the same to business partners and those in affiliation with their Talents. Furthermore, as announced on the company official site on May 15th, any malicious slander that may cause difficulty in a Talent's activities will be met with firm actions.
As a result of close discussions with related parties, the statement regarding this issue was greatly delayed, and Cover deeply apologizes. In order to prevent similar incidents from occurring, Cover aims to improve such that it can provide environments where associated Talents can broadcast/livestream without worry. Cover thanks your continued support for them.
Signed by Cover corp. CEO Motoaki Tanigou, May 25th, 2020.
