CSA in the USA > Man sentenced to 60 years for CSA on Maui; Hawaii must pay special needs high school student $14m; Ky man arrested for CSAM; NY Man pleads guilty to CSA in Pa.

 

Maui man sentenced to 60 years in prison for child sex assault

A Maui judge sentenced a Lahaina man to 60 years in prison for reportedly sexually assaulting a child over the course of four years.

Roberto Omar Morales Andrade, 49, went on trial in July over 18 counts of sexual assault — eight counts in the first degree and another eight in the third degree. After a two-week trial, the jury unanimously returned a guilty verdict on all counts.

On Monday, Judge Kirstin Hamman handed down a sentence condemning Andrade to three consecutive 20-year sentences, giving him a release date of 2086.

According to a sentencing memorandum, Andrade repeatedly assaulted the victim, a nine-year-old girl at the time the assaults began, between 2014 and 2018. Andrade was reportedly in a relationship with the victim's mother, living in the same household for some time, and repeatedly assaulted the victim with increasing severity, offering money for sexual favors and telling the victim her mother would not believe her if she reported his actions.

In 2018, the victim, then 13 years old, described the abuse via text to another person, which was eventually read by a family member, leading to Andrade’s initial arrest, but he was released without bail pending further investigation. That investigation was reopened four years later, in 2022, leading to Andrade being arrested again.

OMG - no consideration for the child whatsoever. The 4-year delay should be investigated and someone should answer for it.

Andrade first went to trial in 2024, but the jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict, causing a mistrial and allowing Andrade to be released once again pending a retrial.

At the time, Maui County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Frank Loyd Jr. urged the court to not permit Andrade’s release, as Andrade, not a U.S. citizen, was immediately placed in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and faced deportation to Mexico, which would prevent him from standing trial. Ultimately, however, Andrade’s federal deportation hearings were postponed until 2028, allowing the case to continue.

“[Andrade] took advantage of his position as an adult to manipulate a young, vulnerable victim into believing that this routine of sexual abuse was normal,” Loyd wrote. “The only way to protect … the public from further crimes of the Defendant is to incarcerate him for as long as possible.”

A victim impact statement submitted by the victim’s mother reported that her daughter was deeply emotionally traumatized by Andrade’s actions and had much of her social life curtailed “out of a very real and constant fear that the offender was stalking, watching or seeking an opportunity to approach her.”

Loyd initially called for Andrade to serve one consecutive 20-year sentence for each year he subjected the victim to abuse, for an 80-year total sentence.

“This administration is committed to pursuing justice for survivors of child sexual assault and holding offenders accountable through prosecution under the law,” said Maui Prosecuting Attorney Andrew Martin. “Every child deserves to be safe, protected and heard.”

State must pay $14 million in McKinley High sex abuse case

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaiʻi taxpayers must pay more than $14 million after the state Department of Education allowed repeated sexual assaults of an intellectually disabled girl at McKinley High School, the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court ruled last week, ending a 15-year legal battle.

Background of the case

The girl, identified in court documents as “Amy,” had an IQ of 40 and the thinking ability of a 5-year-old. McKinley High School placed her in regular education classrooms and, over the years, at least a dozen boys took advantage of her, according to the family’s attorneys.

“She would do what they told her to do,” said Susan Dorsey, attorney for the disabled student. “The kids were telling the teachers what she was talking about. And the more this got out, the more boys were coming to her.”

Mother learns of the abuse

Amy’s mother, Randi, is a hairdresser and raising Amy on her own. She said she did not know about the abuse until her daughter told her a boy had hurt her.

“I remember just driving, and just having to keep a complete straight face, and just screaming inside, because I didn’t want to disturb what she was saying, to make it seem like she was wrong,” Randi said.

Dorsey said when Amy was traumatized, she had “a catastrophic psychotic breakdown” and was hospitalized for three months.

“She just wanted to end her life because of everything that had happened to her. Yeah. Sexually,” Randi said.

Dorsey said the court experience further traumatized Amy.

“No child should ever have to endure this level of torture, that they put her through. Three years of sexual abuse of a child and they never took responsibility for it. To this day, they have never taken responsibility,” Dorsey said.

Fifteen years of litigation

Attorneys Dorsey and Eric Ferrer took the case in 2011, the start of 15 years battling the Department of Education and the attorney general.

“They spent years blaming her. They spent years blaming her mom. It was really an egregious case,” Dorsey said.

The attorney general insisted on questioning Amy under oath in a series of depositions. She was in her early 20s at the time but still clutched a stuffed monkey for comfort.

“It was hard for her. She had so many nightmares, because she’s around people that she don’t even know, and having to ask her questions about things that had happened to her, and, um, questioning her in a way where it was her fault and my fault,” her mother said.

“They wanted to break her and have her admit to something that would be good for them,” Dorsey said.

Supreme Court ruling

After more than 10 years in court, Judge Jeff Crabtree found the Department of Education negligent, but ruled the boys involved were responsible for a third of the damages. Both sides appealed.

The Hawaii Supreme Court ruled last week that “there was extensive evidence that school personnel knew of Amy’s significant cognitive disabilities, recognized her extraordinary vulnerability to sexual exploitation, were repeatedly confronted with warning signs that she was being sexually abused, but failed to take reasonable measures to prevent it.”

The court held the state responsible for all $14,167,354 in damages, plus 10% interest.

“That’s what I would be angry about as a taxpayer, that it costed them a lot more than it would have had, originally, they taken responsibility for what had happened,” Dorsey said.

Randi said she is thankful for the ruling.

“I’m thankful, so thankful for it, because there’s so many other families that are going through so much grief, and it’s about time that things... be made right,” Randi said.

The attorney general’s office said it is reviewing the implications of the ruling but did not answer additional questions.

Amy is now 32 years old and will need specialized care for the rest of her life.

Previous coverage

• Judge orders state DOE to pay $10M to sex abuse survivor after 10-year legal battle
• EXCLUSIVE: 2 suspects in McKinley High sex assault case now behind bars for other sex crimes

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Kentucky man facing child sexual exploitation charges

KNOTT COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - A man was arrested in relation with a child sexual abuse material investigation, according to Kentucky State Police.

Officials say they arrested 46-year-old Jared Salmons as part of an undercover Internet Crimes Against Children investigation. The investigation revealed that the suspect had been uploading sexually explicit photos of minors to one of his social media accounts, KSP said.

Jared Oneil Salmons, 46(Kentucky River Regional Jail)

A search warrant executed on Oct. 13 led to the seizure of the equipment used to commit the crime, according to KSP. The equipment was sent to KSP’s forensic laboratory for examination, officials said.

Salmons is facing 17 counts of distributing matter (material) portraying a minor under 12-years-old in a sexual performance, which is punishable by five to 10 years in prison.

He is lodged in the Kentucky River Regional Jail.

Knotts Co., Ky

New York man pleads guilty in Pa. child sex-crime case

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by FOX56 NEWSROOM  

Wed, October 14, 2026 at 11:47 AM

Updated Thu, October 15, 2026 at 1:29 PM

MILFORD, PIKE CO. (WOLF) — A central New York man pleaded guilty to felony charges after Pike County detectives said he arranged to meet someone he believed was a 15-year-old girl for sexual contact.

Robert Poirier, 35, of Vernon, New York, pleaded guilty to attempted statutory sexual assault, criminal solicitation involving sexual abuse of children and unlawful contact with a minor, Pike County District Attorney Ray Tonkin announced.

Investigators said Poirier used electronic communications to arrange a meeting in Pike County. Detectives arrested him when he arrived at the location, according to the district attorney’s office.

Police said they found condoms in Poirier’s backpack.

Poirier faces a maximum possible sentence of 27 years in state prison. He is scheduled to be sentenced Jan. 8, 2027, before Judge Gregory H. Chelak.

Judge Chelak also ordered a Sexual Offenders Assessment Board evaluation to determine whether Poirier meets the legal criteria to be classified as a sexually violent predator. The district attorney’s office said Poirier would be subject to lifetime registration requirements in Pennsylvania if he lives, works or attends school in the state.