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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A federal judge in Honolulu has dismissed a multi million lawsuit, brought by three Alega residents, which targets only AST Telecom, d.b.a, Bluesky Communications along with the company’s current and former executives for alleged violations of US Federal Communications...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The government's case against a local Gospel musician and former music teacher at Leone High School (LHS) — accused of allegedly having a sexual relationship with a male student who later contracted a sexually transmitted disease — was dismissed with prejudice by the...


![Former Leone HS teacher Elijah Jared Tavai was accused of allegedly having a sexual relationship with a male student. Yesterday, the court dismissed the case with prejudice. Prosecutors cannot meet its burden because the victim is off island and is not present to testify. [photo: AF] Former Leone HS teacher Elijah Jared Tavai](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/elijah_tavai_0982.jpg?itok=IifOmFCK)