THE Office of the Attorney General has charged 17-year-old Kenneth Thomas Blas Kaipat with sexual assault and other offenses in adult court following the Superior Courtâs order granting the criminal divisionâs request to transfer the case from juvenile court to adult court.
Kaipat was arrested on Friday. He was charged with three counts of sexual assault in the first degree, two counts of sexual assault in the second degree, aggravated assault and battery, assault with a dangerous weapon, strangulation, and burglary. His bail was set at $250,000.
At the initial hearing before Associate Judge Joseph N. Camacho on Monday, Kaipat appeared in the custody of the Department of Corrections and was represented by attorney Brien Sers San Nicolas who argued for a bail reduction and modification.