Big Island man pleads guilty to kidnapping, raping woman at park
A 19-year-old Big Island man accused of holding a woman against her will and beating and raping her has pleaded guilty to the charges two days into his trial.
West Hawaii Today reports Samuel Latrik pleaded guilty to charges that included first-degree sexual assault, kidnapping and second-degree assault.
He also pleaded no contest to terroristic threatening, robbery and another first-degree sexual assault charge.
Authorities say Latrik and 18-year-old Tyron Sigrah had attacked the woman at the Old Kona Airport Park in September 2016.
The victim testified Wednesday, telling the 3rd Circuit Court that Latrik held her down while Sigrah “started raping me without my consent.”
She says they took turns assaulting her.
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Sigrah was sentenced to 20 years in prison earlier this year after pleading guilty to multiple felony charges.