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A Kona jury has convicted a Naalehu man on charges he sexually assaulted a child in his care.
A Kona jury has convicted a Naalehu man on charges he sexually assaulted a child in his care.
After a two-week trial, David Kaawa IV was found guilty Thursday of continuous sexual assault on a child under the age of 14 and first-degree sexual assault of a child between the ages of 14 and 16.
Kona Circuit Judge Ronald Ibarra set sentencing for 9 a.m. on June 28. Each of the sexual abuse counts is punishable by up to 20 years imprisonment.