Babysitter accused of child sex assault found dead in Laie
HONOLULU CRIMESTOPPERS
Jesse Puaa, 43, was found dead on Aug. 31 in Laie, a couple of weeks after he allegedly committed child sex assault, police said.
A 43-year-old man suspected of child sexual assault was found dead on Aug. 31 in Laie 13 days after the crimes were allegedly committed, police said Tuesday.
A CrimeStoppers bulletin publicized on Aug. 22 that Jesse Puaa allegedly sexually assaulted someone’s children.
Police said a man asked Puaa to babysit his children on Aug. 18. The children later told their father that Puaa sexually assaulted them.
Puaa had been wanted on suspicion of first-degree sexual assault and two counts of third-degree sexual assault.
CrimeStoppers coordinator Sgt. Chris Kim said that Puaa’s body was found floating in a river in Laie.
Police said the cause of death is pending the results of an autopsy.
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The Honolulu Medical Examiner’s Office said that no information was available today in this case.
