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Apisaloma Timu

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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two of the three men who were arrested and charged for sexually assaulting two 14-year-old girls last year appeared in High Court last week for a Change of Plea hearing. Loma Michael Iosia and Nick Mataia — both in custody unable to post a $100,000 surety bond — were...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “American Samoa is not a place where you rape and run. Our laws are… to protect our community and our young children, and when you violate the safety of the members of this community protected by these laws, you have to pay.” This was the message from Associate Justice...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The pretrial conference for Nick Mataia — which was on the High Court calendar yesterday — has been continued to January 31, as his attorney, Public Defender Michael White, is off island. Mataia is being charged in two separate cases. For the first one, he and his two co...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — One of the defendants in the alleged rape of two 14-year-old girls is facing additional charges filed by the government this week. Nick Mataia, who was beaten by other inmates inside a cell at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) last month appeared in District...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — One of the defendants in the alleged rape of two 14-year-old girls is currently fighting for his life in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the LBJ Hospital, after he was allegedly beaten by other inmates at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) last Saturday. This...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The case where two 14-year-old females were allegedly sexually assaulted has landed three men in court. They are Apisaloma Timu, Loma Iosia and Nick Mataia. The three defendants were arrested by police last week and made their initial appearance in District Court. They...