Ex-guard wanted for sex assault of inmate in custody
HONOLULU (AP) — U.S. Marshals arrested a former Maui corrections officer who was on the run for about two years after being accused of sexually assaulting a female inmate.
James Siugpiyemal, a 43-year-old citizen of Micronesia, initially was detained in Yap in September. He waived his right to extradition and was detained until U.S. Marshals turned him over to Maui police Saturday.
Siugpiyemal, who worked at the Maui Community Correctional Center, faces second- and third-degree sexual assault charges.
He was indicted in October 2014 after the inmate’s attorney turned over to Maui police footage from a hidden camera that allegedly captured the guard raping her in her car. The woman claims Siugpiyemal threatened to remove her from a work furlough program if she didn’t comply with his demands for sex.
She filed a lawsuit against the state earlier this year, saying officials didn’t do enough to protect her against Siugpiyemal.
Authorities say Siugpiyemal initially fled to Guam before traveling to Yap in October 2014. An investigation found he made several phone calls to family and friends on Maui, telling them he had no plans to return to the island.
‘The Hills’ star Audrina Patridge marries BMX rider
HONOLULU (AP) — Reality star Audrina Patridge tied the knot in Hawaii with her longtime boyfriend, BMX rider Corey Bohan.
E! News released photos of the ceremony, which it reports took place Saturday in a botanical garden overlooking the ocean.
E! says about 100 people attended.
Patridge and Bohan have a daughter, Kirra Max, who was born in June.
The 31-year-old Patridge appeared on MTV’s “The Hills” for six seasons and was a contestant on the 11th season of ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars.”
