HILO, Hawaii (KHON2) — The man who was found guilty of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a teenager in 2022 was sentenced on Friday morning.
Prior to sentencing Duncan Mahi, Judge Wendy Deweese said that she had reviewed the investigation and found that “the behavior described in the pre-sentence investigation and by the victims, evidence is that your actions were planned and predatory and not spur-of-the-moment driven by your drug use,” the judge told Mahi. “And while Iʻm sure drugs played a role, you cannot blame your actions on drug use.”
The victims agreed to allow a plea deal for Mahi, which likely allowed him to avoid life in prison.
Mahi was found guilty on three counts. Count one, kidnapping, a class A felony; count two, kidnapping, a class B felony; and count eight, sex assault.
Judge Deweese sentenced Mahi to 20 years with a mandatory minimum sentence of 13 years and four months for count one; 10 years with a mandatory minimum six years and eight months for count two; and 20 years with a mandatory minimum of 13 years and four months for count eight.
Counts one and two will run consecutively and the sentence in count eight will run concurrently with count one, totaling 30 years with a mandatory minimum of 20 years.
Mahi was also charged $1,010 to be added to the crime victims fund.
Mahi declined to address the court.
“Once I sentence you in this case this will be over for you. But the victims and their families will continue to suffer the consequences of your selfish and cruel actions.”