The Hawaii Paroling Authority has set Eaton Rivera’s minimum imprisonment term, which Kauai County Prosecuting Attorney Shaylene Iseri-Carvalho announced earlier this week.
Last year, Rivera was convicted of 11 counts of second-degree sexual assault and sentenced to 10 years.
At a parole authority hearing in October, Iseri-Carvalho argued he shouldn’t be released sooner. She says he violated his position of trust as a family member, repeatedly sexually assaulting the girl during the summer months of 2007 through July 2009.
The defense argued for leniency, saying he took responsibility for his actions by pleading guilty. Iseri-Carvalho says a 10 year term is minimal considering the "lifetime sentence" that the victim has been subjected to.
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