UH grad student charged with Internet felony

By Rod Ohira
Advertiser Staff Writer

A 35-year-old University of Hawai'i-Manoa graduate student and chairman of the UH student caucus has been charged with electronic enticement of a child, a felony offense punishable by up to 10 years in prison.

Paul Clur was arrested and charged Friday by personnel from the Hawai'i Internet Crimes Against Children unit, a joint task force headed by the state attorney general's office.

Kristen Izumi-Nitao, a prosecutor assigned to the unit, said that Clur is free on $50,000 bail and will be arraigned tomorrow in District Court.

Doris Ching, UH-Manoa's vice president for student affairs, said Katie Barry of Maui Community College has been named interim chair of the UH student caucus.

The caucus is made up of student representatives of 10 campuses in the University of Hawai'i system to identify issues. Clur represented the graduate student organization on the caucus, Ching said.

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