A 38-year-old man has been arrested and charged with sexual assault and an array of domestic violence related offenses following an incident Sunday evening in Pahoa.
A 38-year-old man has been arrested and charged with sexual assault and an array of domestic violence related offenses following an incident Sunday evening in Pahoa.
Shortly before 8:00 p.m., Puna patrol officers responded to a residence on Nanawale Boulevard.
Upon arrival, officers determined the incident started after a 15-year-old female resident of the household reported to her mother that the suspect, Adonis Benjamin Imaikalani Higa, touched her in a sexual manner and later recorded the actions of Higa with her cellphone, including sexual acts he stated he wanted to do with her.
When Higa was confronted by the girl’s mother, he allegedly struck both the mother and daughter in the presence of another child, and threatened all members of the household while retrieving a rifle from a closet.
Higa allegedly grabbed the cellphone from the 15-year-old, smashed it, and then left the residence with the cellphone.
Higa left the residence prior to police arrival.
However, he turned himself in on Tuesday morning at the Pahoa Police Station.
On Wednesday afternoon Higa was charged with nine different offenses, including first-degree terroristic threatening, third-degree sex assault, abuse of family household member (in the presence of a minor), and possession of a prohibited firearm.
His bail was set at $97,000.
