#child exploitation
Youth basketball coach sentenced to 33 years for child exploitation and harassment of 10 victims
According to court documents, Dwayne Yuen, 52, of Honolulu, exploited and harassed at least 10 victims, who he met through youth basketball, where he served as a coach and mentor.
11 endangered missing children and youth safely recovered on Oʻahu during Operation Shine the Light
The Hawai’i Department of the Attorney General and the Hawai’i Department of Human Services today announced the results of a multiagency child recovery operation conducted over the past weekend, known as Operation Shine the Light. The state agencies worked jointly with the Honolulu Police Department, as well as the US Department of Homeland Security’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and Susannah Wesley Community Center, to locate, recover and provide immediate services to endangered missing children and youth reported as “runaways” across Oʻahu.
10 Maui Men Arrested as Part of “Operation Keiki Shield 6”
Police say those arrested allegedly took “substantial steps” to meet up with those “minors” for the purpose of engaging in criminal sexual acts with them. However, instead of minors, these offenders were actually met and arrested by law enforcement officers, police said.
