HAWAII
The Maui News
WAILUKU – An unsealed criminal indictment charges that Deacon Ron Gonsalves began to sexually assault a boy in June 2002 with the assaults occurring at least once every month until May 2004 and continuing intermittently until June.
Gonsalves, 68, of Wailuku is charged with 62 counts of sexual assault while he was administrator of St. Ann Church in Waihee. He was placed on administrative leave June 22.
The indictment was unsealed last week after the name of the victim was blackened out with a marking pen. Prosecution and the defense attorneys had asked that the boy’s name be omitted as well as the specific sexual acts alleged.
Gonsalves pleaded not guilty to 30 counts of first-degree sexual assault, 30 counts of third-degree sexual assault and two counts of first-degree attempted sexual assault. Gonsalves’ trial is scheduled for Nov. 14.
He was released from jail Aug. 1 after posting $100,000 bail.