Oahu Circuit Judge Shanlyn Park dismissed labor- trafficking felony charges against a Palolo couple accused of bringing a woman and her then 15-year-old daughter from Guam to Honolulu in 2021, beating and forcing them to perform work, locking the girl in their apartment and taking their passports and money.
A woman is pleading not guilty to charges accusing her of trafficking a 15-year-old girl and mother to Hawaiʻi from Guam. Pomerrine Robert was arraigned Thursday but a hearing for her husband, Kevin Robert, was postponed.
Pomerrine Robert was arraigned Thursday but a hearing for her husband, Kevin Robert, was postponed. Kevin Robert s lawyer says his hearing was postponed because he needs a Chuukese interpreter.