Leads sought on sex assault suspect

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HILO — Police are asking for the public’s assistance to locate a 30-year-old man wanted on a bench warrant for numerous sexual assault charges. This individual has no permanent address but frequents the South Hilo and Puna Districts.

David Kamanao Willett is described as 5-feet-7-inches, 168 pounds, brown eyes and black hair with several tattoos to include a tribal design on the left side of his face. He has no permanent address, but frequents Hilo and Puna.

On May 18, a 41-count bench warrant was issued following a grand jury indictment charging Willett with continuous sexual assault of a minor under the age of 14, 19 counts of first-degree sexual assault and 21 counts of third-degree sexual assault.

Willett’s bail on the charges is $400,000.

Anyone who knows Willett’s whereabouts is asked to call the police Department’s non-emergency line at 935-3311 or Crime Stoppers at 961-8300.