A wanted fugitive from Samoa was arrested Wednesday night on Oahu.
Honolulu FBI officials say at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday night, they apprehended 26-year-old Tone Pulou on Bougainville Drive.
The FBI and Honolulu police have been working together over the past five days to locate Pulou.
Pulou was wanted by the Government of American Samoa for rape, first degree sexual abuse, and endangering the welfare of a child.
According to a court affidavit, Pulou was an elementary school teacher in American Samoa who allegedly had sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old female student that resulted in the student’s pregnancy. This sexual relationship between teacher and student allegedly continued from September 2009 through February 2010.
FBI officials say Pulou first travelled to Australia after fleeing American Samoa in August 2010. Offficials say he arrived on Oahu from Australia on last Friday, and had been staying with friends in Waianae for the past few days.
Because this is a local warrant issued in American Samoa, offiicals plan to have Pulou extradited back to Samoa.
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