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Posted on: Friday, February 17, 2006

Man, 30, indicted in sex assault on teen

By Ken Kobayashi
Advertiser Courts Writer

A 30-year-old man was indicted by the O'ahu grand jury yesterday on charges of contacting a 14-year-old boy through the Internet, fondling him at a movie theater and giving him pornographic materials.

Joseph Colasacco of 'Aina Haina was charged with eight felony counts of electronic enticement of a child, third-degree sex assault and promoting pornography to minors.

City Deputy Prosecutor Vickie Kapp told Circuit Judge Derrick Chan that Colasacco does not have any prior arrests, but is a danger to the victim and the community. Chan approved Kapp's request to set bail for Colasacco at $20,000.

Colasacco is accused of communicating with the boy through the Internet on three separate dates, starting on Jan. 14 when he allegedly met the boy at a movie theater and fondled him.

He also met with the boy again on Feb. 8 through the computer and gave him pornographic materials, the indictment said.

On Sunday, he again communicated with the boy through the computer and gave him two magazines and a DVD showing naked men and sex acts, according to the indictment and a police affidavit.

Colasacco was arrested late Sunday night after the boy's stepfather found him pretending to be asleep on the boy's bed, the affidavit said.

The boy told police that Colasacco arrived at the boy's house earlier that night and brought with him the magazines and the DVD, the document said.

The stepfather told police he feared there may have been an "indecent relationship" between Colasacco and the boy, according to the affidavit.

Colasacco will be arraigned later this month when he is expected to plead not guilty to the charges and get a trial date.

The eight felony charges carry maximum prison terms totaling 45 years.

Reach Ken Kobayashi at kkobayashi@honoluluadvertiser.com.