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A 21-year-old Canadian man is accused of child sex assault after traveling to Hawaii island late last month and allegedly having sex multiple times with a 14-- year-old girl — younger than the legal age of consent — whom he met online. Einreb John Pasuquin Dizon of Calgary, Alberta,was arrested Saturday and charged with first-degree sexual assault of a minor, a Class A felony punishable by up to 20 years imprisonment and a $50,000 fine. According to court documents filed by police, the girl’s mother spotted Dizon walking down the street with her daughter. After questioning the girl and learning she met Dizon on the gaming platform Roblox, the mother confronted Dizon at an Airbnb in Waikoloa and called police after learning he was 21. The girl, who is identified only by initials in the documents, told police she met Dizon while playing Roblox. She told officers she and Dizon had communicated via Snapchat, that he had told her of his plans to come and see her in September, and that she had shared nude pictures of herself with Dizon over Snapchat, according to court documents. She also disclosed that she had sexual intercourse six times with Dizon over the course of a week. In addition, the girl told officers she knew Dizon was 21 and he knew she was 14, with that information disclosed in an online chat, the documents state. At Dizon’s initial court appearance Monday, Deputy Prosecutor Kate Perazich asked Kona District Judge Kimberly Tsuchiya to maintain Dizon’s bail at $250,000. “We submit that this individual is both a flight risk and a danger to the community,” Perazich argued. “We note, as is listed in the complaint, the victim in this case was born in 2011, which makes her 14 years old. Further, we submit he is a flight risk as he has no ties to the community. He arrived in the state … Oct. 23, 2025, and planned to return back to Canada. My understanding is he was arrested at the airport attempting to leave the jurisdiction.” Deputy Public Defender Lezlie Kiaha requested that Dizon’s bail be reduced. “I understand the state’s concern, especially because Mr. Dizon is a Canadian national, but we would argue that, you know, the bail in this amount is way higher than the maximum penalty for this possible offense,” Kiaha told the judge. “We would ask that the court consider a reduction in bail. … Mr. Dizon does work as a mechanic, and he brings home about $2,000 a month.” Kiaha added that Dizon is requesting a Tagalog language interpreter for his court proceedings. “He can speak and read and write English, but I think, you know, he doesn’t really understand the legal process,” Kiaha said. Tsuchiya maintained Dizon’s bail at $250,000 and ordered that he may not have any contact with the victim or any other minors unsupervised and that he is not allowed to go online “except for legitimate business such as personal banking or as necessary for your legal employment.” The judge also scheduled a preliminary hearing for Tuesday afternoon and told Dizon the court would “do what we can” to have a Tagalog interpreter present.
