HONOLULU — Authorities say an assistant band director in Hawaii sexually assaulted a student multiple times while at school and at his home.
HONOLULU — Authorities say an assistant band director in Hawaii sexually assaulted a student multiple times while at school and at his home.
An Oahu grand jury on Thursday indicted 24-year-old James Maeda of multiple counts of sexual assault.
According to court documents, the Kamehameha Schools teacher was arrested last week by Honolulu police after the girl’s mother discovered sexually explicit text messages on the teen’s phone.
Authorities say the assaults began in June when the student was 14 years old.
Maeda and his attorney declined to comment. He has pleaded not guilty and is out on $450,000 bail.
In a letter sent to parents last week, Kapalama campus school head Taran Chun says the teacher was placed on indefinite administrative leave immediately after the school learned of the allegations.
