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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 37-year-old man accused of sodomizing his 8-year-old daughter was arrested last month and is being held in custody on a $100,000 bond.
The defendant made his initial appearance in Court last month.
He is charged with two counts of child molesting, a class B felony,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man has been arrested on the allegation that he sexually abused an 11-year-old girl. The defendant, Atapana Luatua appeared in Court earlier this month for his initial appearance.
Luatua is charged with several felony charges including two counts of child molestation,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man convicted of molesting a 12-year-old girl while she was walking home received a probated sentence from the Court.
After serving his period of detention, the Court ordered Lino Penitito to depart the territory and remain outside of its borders for the remainder of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of the attempted molestation of a 7-year-old girl is now in custody after being arrested last week.
Lucky Faalavelave made his initial appearance in Court last month.
He is charged with one count of attempted child molesting and one count of attempted...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of molesting his 13-year-old niece in 2018 is now in custody after he was arrested pursuant to an arrest warrant from the court.
Samoa News is not disclosing the defendant’s identity to protect the privacy of the victim.
The defendant appeared in District...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A Tongan national with an arrest warrant issued by the Washington State Court for raping an underage girl back in 2005 was arrested by armed Special Agents of the Department of Homeland Security (DHLS) last Friday here in American Samoa.
Paul Harman appeared in High...