The Hawaiʻi Island Police Department have charged a 36-year-old Kailua-Kona man with sexual offenses in connection with an incident reported on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018.
On Monday, Jan. 29, at 9:35 a.m., Shawn Christopher Vasquez was charged with kidnapping in the first-degree and two counts of third-degree sexual assault for the incident which is said to have occurred in the Kailua-Kona area.
Vasquez is being held at the Kona Police cellblock in lieu of $14,000 bail pending his initial court appearance in Kona District Court scheduled for Tuesday morning, Jan. 30.
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This information was provided by the authorities. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
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