According to the lawsuit filed with the Tokyo District Court, the 12-year-old plaintiff passed the exam for Kasukabe Kyoei Junior High School in Saitama Prefecture in January and paid the admission fee. But the school rejected his enrollment the following month after it found out he was the son of Asahara.

The school's practice is unconstitutional because it discriminates against him on the grounds of his birth, the plaintiff said.

One of Asahara's daughters filed a damages suit with the district court after Wako University in Tokyo refused to admit her in 2004.

In February, the court ruled in her favor, ordering the university to pay ¥300,000 in compensation, explaining that it was illegal to deny her entry after she passed the entrance exam.

The Japan Times Weekly: April 15, 2006
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