Prosecuting Attorney Kelden Waltjen announced that Prosecutors have indicted 44 year old Larry Stephan Hultberg of Ocean View on charges related to the sexual assault of a minor.
The charges stem from incidents that occurred over a six-year period between October 2017 and October 2023. Hultberg turned himself into the Kona Police Station on Friday afternoon.
As the Indictment alleges, Hultberg is charged with two counts of Sexual Assault in the First Degree and one count of Continuous Sexual Assault of a Minor Under the Age of Fourteen Years. All three charges are class A felony offenses and carry a maximum penalty of a twenty-year prison term.
Hultberg is scheduled to make his initial appearance in Kona Circuit Court on Monday. He remains in custody in lieu of $500,000.00 bail pending his initial appearance.
The case was initiated by Officer Manual Sorcy, Jr., Ka‘u Patrol, and the felony investigation was led by Detective Scott Dewey, Area II Juvenile Aid Section, Hawai‘i Police Department. The case is being prosecuted by Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Frederick
Macapinlac.
The charges are merely allegations, and the Defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
If you or someone you know has experienced sexual assault, please go to a safe place, and call a trusted friend or relative for support. You can call 911 to report the sexual assault to the police. The YWCA Hawai‘i Island 24-Hour Sexual Assault Crisis Hotline has advocates available 7 days a week to provide support and advocacy. They can be reached at (808) 935-0677.
The Office of the Prosecuting Attorney remains dedicated to the pursuit of justice with integrity and commitment. Anyone having information to assist local law enforcement should call Crime Stoppers at (808) 961-8300.