Elijah Jared Tavai
Dear Editor,
Defense attorney Uiagalelei paints a quaint picture of a suffering, unemployed person who has unfairly lost his freedom to travel and job after he posted bail. A freedom that was compromised when he was accused of having an alleged sexual relationship with an underage male student;...
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)