Two fo’ma Hawaii football playahs stay make big kine news as college playahs don agree fo’ settle one civil lawsuit wea stay come from one criminal, sex assault case dat wen’ go tru juvenile court. ?
Jayden de Laura, da startin’ quarterback at da University of Arizona, an’ Kamoi Latu, da startin’ safety at da University of Wisconsin, wen’ agree fo’ pay one wahine who wen’ say she wen’ get raped by da playahs on Octobah 27, 2018, aftah da St. Louis Crusaders wen’ win ova Punahou in da ILH championship game. ?
Da wahine wen’ be 16 years old at dat time. Both boyz wen’ underage too. ?
Da victim stay 20 years old now. Da court records get da wahine’s name, but Hawaii News Now no like tell da names of sex assault victims. ?⚖️
Da first complaint wen’ file in Decembah 2021. Amended complaints wen’ come aftah, wit da most recent one filed on Tuesday. ?
Da lawsuits stay describe da victim as one acquaintance of de Laura an’ oddah playahs. Aftah da 2018 ILH championship game, she wen’ go Aloha Stadium wit her maddah an’ one friend. Dey wen’ bring lei fo’ some of da playahs. But da court filing say dey wen’ be told dat “supportahs gotta drive to St. Louis School” fo’ give da lei. Aftah da lei giving, da tree of dem wen’ go back to da cah. ??
Da complaint say da victim den wen’ get one text message from de Laura “demanding fo’ know wea she stay an’ calling her back to da second floor stairwell of da parking garage area” cuz he need fo’ talk to her. Da wahine wen’ go da stairwell while her maddah an’ friend stay wait in da cah. ?
Da court records say Latu stay in da stairwell waiting wit de Laura, who “demanded” dat da wahine “do da kine wit both of dem guys at da same time, right now.” She wen’ say no, da complaint say. ?
Da document den go into graphic detail, saying da playahs “physically wen’ ovahpowah her” an’ dat de Laura stay “holding her head from behind an’ pushing ’em down” on Latu. De Laura “wen’ start choking her fo’ get her cooperation” as he wen’ assault her, da court record say. Da victim wen’ “crying real hard in fear an’ anger.” ?
Da boyz wen’ let her go an’ da document say, latah she wen’ tell her maddah who wen’ call da police. Get text messages, da report describe messages, wea de Laura wen’ admit dat da two playahs wen’ sexually assault her an’ he “eventually wen’ say sorry.” ?
Da criminal case wen’ go tru juvenile court. Juvenile records stay sealed wit’ only few exceptions. ?️
Da civil complaint say da playahs wen’ “charged an’ eventually wen’ plead guilty” to sex assault 2, but da document no give date an’ say “neidah wen’ get any jail time aftah dea guilty pleas.” Da playahs instead wen’ “need fo’ write lettas of apology” to da wahine. ?
Da civil lawsuit wen’ file against both boyz, dea parents, an’ St. Louis School, wit’ reasons like assault, false imprisonment, an’ negligence. ?
De Laura an’ Latu’s ohana wen’ agree fo’ settle wit’ da wahine aftah private mediation dat wen’ start late last year. Da kine money awarded stay not being released cuz get one privacy agreement. ??
Get one belief dat de Laura wen’ make plenny kala, like hundreds of thousands of dollahs, tru da Name, Image, an’ Likeness policy. His attorney no wen’ call back fo’ comment. ?
Latu’s attorney stay Michael Green. “In my view, dis case stay bettah not fo’ go try,” Green say. “Fo’ get closure fo’ him, an’ fo’ sho’ fo’ dis young wahine… we just like my client fo’ go on wit’ his life, let her go on wit’ hers.” ?️
Green say da settlement no stay one admission of guilt an’ he no goin’ talk story ’bout da juvenile criminal case, which stay still sealed. ?
St Louis School still stay fight da lawsuit, wea da kine blame stay fo’ not get enough security da night of da championship game. Da school’s attorney no wen’ call back fo’ comment but in one previous court filing wen’ deny da allegations an’ wen’ ask da judge fo’ dismiss da case. ??⚖️
Da whole story stay show one sad kine situation fo’ all da peepo involved, an’ remind us fo’ stay pono an’ look out fo’ each oddah. ??
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?? Ex-Hawaii High School Football Stars Settle Civil Lawsuit Over Sexual Assault Case
Two former Hawaii football players, who have made headlines as college starters, have agreed to settle a civil lawsuit arising from a criminal sexual assault case that was handled in juvenile court.
Jayden de Laura, the starting quarterback at the University of Arizona, and Kamoi Latu, the starting safety at the University of Wisconsin, agreed to pay a woman who said she was raped by the players on October 27, 2018, after the St. Louis Crusaders beat Punahou in the ILH championship game. ?
The girl was 16 years old at the time, and both boys were underage as well. The victim is now 20 years old. Court records name the woman, but Hawaii News Now has a practice of not revealing the identities of sexual assault victims. ?
The first complaint was filed in December 2021, with amended complaints following and the most recent being filed on Tuesday. The lawsuits describe the victim as an acquaintance of de Laura and other players. ?
After the 2018 ILH championship game, the victim went to Aloha Stadium with her mom and a friend. They brought leis for some of the players, but the court filing says they were told that “supporters would have to drive to St. Louis School” to present the leis. ?
Following the lei-giving, the three returned to their car. The complaint says the victim then received a text message from de Laura “demanding to know where she was and summoning her back to the second-floor stairwell of the parking garage area” because he needed to talk to her. ?
The girl went to the stairwell while her mother and friend waited in the car. The court records say Latu was in the stairwell waiting with de Laura, who “demanded” that she “engage in sex with the two of them simultaneously, immediately.” She refused, according to the complaint. ?
The document then goes into graphic detail, saying the players “physically overpowered her” and that de Laura was “holding her head from behind and pushing it down” on Latu. De Laura “began choking her to gain her cooperation” as he assaulted her, according to the court record, which says the victim was “sobbing uncontrollably in fear and anger.” ?
The boys let her go, and the document says she later told her mother, who contacted the police. There are text messages described in the report, in which de Laura admits that the two players had sexually assaulted her and he “eventually apologized.” ?
The criminal case was handled in juvenile court. Juvenile records are sealed with only a few exceptions. According to the civil complaint, the players were “charged and eventually pled guilty” to second-degree sexual assault, but the document doesn’t provide a date and says “neither received any jail time pursuant to their guilty pleas.” ?
The players were instead “required to write letters of apology” to the girl. The civil lawsuit was filed against both boys, their parents, and St. Louis School, citing assault, false imprisonment, and negligence. ?
De Laura and Latu’s families agreed to settle with the girl after private mediation that started late last year. The amount awarded is not being released as part of a privacy agreement. ?
It’s believed de Laura made hundreds of thousands of dollars through the Name, Image, and Likeness policy. His attorney did not return calls for comment. ?
Latu’s attorney is Michael Green. “In my view, this case was better not to be tried,” Green said. “For closure for him, certainly closure for this young woman… we just wanted my client to go on with his life, let her go on with her life.” ?️
Green said the settlement is not an admission of guilt and he would not comment on the juvenile criminal case, which remains sealed. ?
St. Louis School continues to fight the lawsuit, which accuses the school of not providing adequate security on the night of the championship game. ?
The institution’s attorney did not return calls for comment but in a previous court filing denied the allegations and asked a judge to dismiss the case. ⚖️
