One convicted sex offender sentenced, another sought

LIHU’E – Circuit Court Judge Clifford L. Nakea sentenced one convicted sex

offender and revoked bail for a second who failed to appear for his sentencing

Tuesday.

Nakea sentenced Stevens Inanod Jr. to 20 years in jail. Inanod Jr.

was convicted of three sexual assault felonies. Both of his victims were 6

years old when the offenses began, authorities said.

Kaua`i County deputy

prosecutor Shaylene Iseri-Carvalho said one of the victims was Inanod’s

biological daughter, and the other was the daughter of his girlfriend.

At

least one of the victims was in the courtroom for Inanod’s sentencing.

Before passing sentence, Nakea had a few words for the

defendant.

“Society looks upon this type of offense as the worst possible

violation of the law,” Nakea told Inanod, adding that’s why “the legislature

made the 20-year-sentence mandatory. Hopefully with counseling they (the

victims) can recover and lead healthy lives.

” You have pretty much ruined

a portion of your life. For the rest of your life you will have to report your

whereabouts” to authorities as a convicted sex offender.

Inanod had no

comment.

In another sexual assault case, Nakea revoked the $100,000 bail

for David Nicholson, 48, who was slated to be sentenced for sexually assaulting

a patient in his care last year.

Nakea issued a bench warrant for

Nicholson’s arrest. If he’s apprehended, Nicholson would remain in custody

until being sentenced, now that his bail is canceled.

Nicholson, a licensed

LPN, was found guilty of sexually assaulting a 75-year-old patient at Mahelona

Samuel Memorial Hospital in November 1999.

“This is very disturbing. The

victim was mentally disabled and physically handicapped and cannot speak,”

Iseri-Carvalho said.

The deputy prosecutor said Nicholson failed to appear

for sentencing once before. Iseri-Carvalho said she didn’t believe that

Nicholson, who was convicted of a drunk driving offense while awaiting

sentencing, was in a treatment program as reported by the public

defender.

“There’s no proof that he’s even there,” Iseri-Carvalho

said.

Staff writer Dennis Wilken can be reached at 245-3681 (ext. 252)

and [dwilken@pulitzer.net]