Furlong accused: ‘I wasn’t there’

An American hip-hop dancer, being held in Toyko in connection with the death of college student Nicola Furlong, has claimed he wasn’t in the hotel room where she died.

James Blackston, of LA, was arrested along with a 19-year- old keyboard player who can’t be named for legal reasons.

The men have been charged with a sexual assault on Nicola’s friend, alleged to have taken place in a taxi on the way to the hotel. They also face questioning about Nicola’s death.