LIHU'E, Kaua'i — A 25-year-old Kaua'i man was sentenced yesterday to 10 years in prison for having sex with a 12-year-old girl he met at a playground in Kilauea.

Israel Perez has been in jail since his arrest Nov. 15. He pleaded guilty March 20 to second-degree sexual assault. Perez was sentenced by 5th Circuit Judge Kathleen N.A. Watanabe.