A former state corrections officer from Mililani has been sentenced to 63 months in federal prison, plus five years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to possessing child pornography, according to federal prosecutors in Honolulu.
Federal Prosecutors Detail Sentence
In a press release, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Hawaii said 63-year-old Kenneth Kazuichi Arasato Jr., of Mililani, was sentenced on Tuesday to a 63-month prison term, followed by five years of supervised release, after his guilty plea to possessing child pornography. The office included the case in its federal press bulletin for the District of Hawaii.
Role as Former Corrections Officer
Online state payroll records list a Kenneth K. Arasato Jr. as an Adult Corrections Officer 3 for the State of Hawaii in 2021–22, which aligns with the Justice Department’s description of him as a former corrections officer. Those public records place Arasato on the Department of Public Safety payroll during that time.
Federal Focus on Exploitation Cases
The U.S. Attorney’s Office also noted the sentence on its social feed, with the update posted by the office’s account on X and viewable via the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Prosecutors said child-exploitation offenses in the District of Hawaii are often handled under the Department of Justice’s Project Safe Childhood initiative, which brings together federal, state and local partners to investigate and prosecute such cases, as the DOJ describes.
Legal Context
Possession of child-sexual-abuse material is a federal crime that typically results in multi-year prison sentences, with the exact term depending on case-specific facts and any plea agreement. Recent sentencing patterns in the District of Hawaii and across the country appear in data published by the U.S. Sentencing Commission.
