Samoa
Court, Police & Crime
By Sulamanaia Manaui Faulalo
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15 August 2026, 1:40PM
A teenager has been sentenced to 12 months' supervision after being convicted of sexual offences involving a minor. The 19-year-old man faced three charges of sexual connection with a younger person under the age of 16. Supreme Court Justice Loau Donald Kerslake sentenced Iefata Sio, also known a...
Samoa
Court, Police & Crime
By Sulamanaia Manaui Faulalo
•
15 August 2026, 1:40PM

A man convicted of sexual offences committed on a 15-year-old has been granted one week to spend time with family before he is…

A 22-year-old male has been sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment after being found guilty of rape, kidnapping, sexual violation by…

A 28-year-old bus driver has been convicted and sentenced to 12 months’ supervision after pleading guilty to negligent driving…

A police officer has been found guilty on all seven sexual offence charges following a judge-alone trial in the Supreme…

Former Manu Samoa coach, Mase Mahonri Schwalger, was found guilty of eight charges, including sexual assault, by the Supreme…

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