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The Garden Island
Cynthia Kaneshiro - The Garden Island
LIHU'E — Members of the media from around the state converged on the new Kaua'i courthouse facility to cover the arraignment of former Kalaheo resident Eugene Saulibio, charged with four counts of sexual assault involving a young girl at Saulibio's Kalaheo home in 1996.
He pleaded not guilty.
Saulibio, 44, now living in 'Aiea on O'ahu, appeared yesterday before Fifth Circuit Court Chief Judge George Masuoka, to be arraigned on the felony offenses.
Saulibio's attorney, Victor J. Bakke, requested that bail be reduced from $80,000 to $40,000.
Bakke said the present bail is a hardship on his client.
Masuoka ordered a bail study be conducted, to see if Saulibio's bail could be lowered. He remains free on bail. A jury trial is scheduled for Feb. 27.