Shane Ngirmidol, 31, who was accused of sexually assaulting a 4-year-old girl in Kalihi last week, was released this morning and charges against him dismissed. But the investigation in the case is still continuing, according to the city prosecutor's office. ADVERTISER LIBRARY PHOTO | May 2007

Shane Ngirmidol had been held on $50,000 bail following his arrest for allegedly sexually assaulting the girl in the backyard of her Kalihi home the night of May 7.

He was accused of climbing over a chain-link fence, luring the girl to a darkened tool shed and giving the girl $1, according to police.

Ngirmidol, who has no permanent address here, was arrested at 5 p.m. the next day at Palama and North King streets.

At his first court appearance on Friday, a defense lawyer said Ngirmidol was pleading not guilty to the first-degree sexual assault and the third-degree sexual assault charges. First-degree sexual assault carries a prison term of up to 20 years.