HomeMy WebLinkAboutNR042321OPADEREK S.K. KAWAKAMI, MAYOR
MICHAEL A. DAHILIG, MANAGING DIRECTOR
News Release
For Immediate Release: April 23, 2021
COUNTY OF KAUA‘I
OFFICE OF THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
JUSTIN F. KOLLAR, PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
(808) 241-1888
Kapa‘a man indicted for alleged sexual assault of a juvenile
LĪHU‘E – Michael Timothy Lach, a 56-year-old Kapaa man, was arrested today on a Grand Jury
indictment charging two counts of Sexual Assault in the Third Degree for sexually assaulting a juvenile
female.
The case began with an investigation involving alleged inappropriate touching of the female
juvenile by Lach. The Kaua‘i Police Department’s investigation, included the execution of a search
warrant at the residence of Lach, resulting in the recovery / seizure of numerous electronic and storage
devices, with electronic data being extracted from the recovered / seized devices. KPD also learned that
Lach had been depositing money into the account of the female juvenile for some time, and that a video
of the juvenile female was sent to LACH’s private email account.
The case is being prosecuted by Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Keola Siu. The lead investigator is
Detective Chad Cataluna of KPD’s Investigative Services Bureau.
Lach was released after posting bail in the amount of $20,000. Lach will make his initial court
appearance on May 4 in the Circuit Court of the Fifth Circuit.
An indictment is an accusation by a grand jury that a crime has been committed. Indicted
individuals are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
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