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Posted at 9:48 p.m., Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Maili man charged with sex assault on UH student

Advertiser Staff

A 21-year-old Ma'ili man was charged today for allegedly fondling a University of Hawai'i at Manoa female student yesterday at the school's music building.

Preston-Paul Afong was charged at 3 p.m. with misdemeanor fourth-degree sex assault. His bail is $1,000.

Afong was arrested on Richard and Merchant streets at 2:30 p.m. and identified by the 23-year-old victim in a photographic lineup, police said.

The woman said her attacker followed her to the music building from Puck's Alley. The sex assault was reported at 8:07 a.m.

According to police, Afong allegedly attempted to lift up the woman's skirt and touched her buttock.