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Palolo man, 34, arrested in sex assault, prostitution case involving teenage girl

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A 34-year-old Palolo man is behind bars after a teenage girl reported being sexually assaulted by him on Tuesday morning.

Police were conducting an investigation into prostitution that resulted in the arrest, a Honolulu Police Department spokesperson said.

The girl, 15, reported being sexually assaulted in Waikiki at 3 a.m. Tuesday.

The man, of a New Jersey Avenue address, was arrested on Kaiulani Avenue about 1:35 a.m. Tuesday. He is being held pending counts of first-degree sexual assault and first-degree promotion of prostitution.

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