A man who was scrutinized after his wife’s death in 2007 appeared in circuit court here in Honolulu Tuesday on a different case.
Anthony Simoneau asked a judge to reduce his sentence of 5-years probation in a shoplifting case.
Simoneau has been implicated by San Diego police in the death of his wife Fumiko, a Japanese national whose body was found in a California desert five years ago.
The case has attracted attention from dozens of Japanese media outlets.
"When I was doing supervised release at OCCC, these individuals from the media were camped outside the facility," said Simoneau. "I just can’t go back to my normal life."
The judge denied his request but said he would review the issue again in six months.
Simoneau has not been charged in connection with his wife’s death.
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