More Victims Possible After Boxing Coach Arrested For Sex Abuse
Washington County, Oregon – The owner of a Hillsboro martial arts academy is in jail accused of sexually abusing two female students. 27-year-old Kaiwipaoaehikuonalani Amina, or Kaiwi for short, is the owner of Martial Masters Academy. Washington County Deputies say the abuse happened at his Beaverton apartment in 2017. The victims told deputies Amina and another adult gave them alcohol before he assaulted them. Investigators are worried there are more victims who have not come forward. If you have any information about this case, call the Washington County Sheriff’s Office at 503-846-2500.
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On Tuesday, July 23, 2019, detectives from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office arrested 27-year-old Kaiwipaoaehikuonalani Amina on two counts of sexual abuse in the third degree. Mr. Amina is accused of inappropriately touching two former students in January 2017.
Mr. Amina is a coach and owner at Martial Masters Academy in Hillsboro where he came into contact with the two underage victims, both students at his academy. The girls were both 17 or younger at the time of the abuse. The incident happened at Mr. Amina’s previous apartment in the 18000 block of NW Cornell Road in Beaverton.
Both victims reported that Mr. Amina touched them inappropriately while they were staying at his apartment after he and another adult provided them with alcohol.
Detectives believe there may be additional victims related to his work as a boxing coach. If anyone has any information, please contact the Washington County Sheriff’s Office at 503-846-2500.