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Hawaii Musician Pleads No Contest In Molestation
A Los Angeles judge also sentenced Cecilio Rodriguez on Friday to 52 weeks of sexual offender counseling and five years’ probation. If Rodriguez violates probation, he faces a six-year state prison term.
Rodriguez, 67, is part of the longtime musical duo Cecilio & Kapono. In September, he was arrested in Los Angeles County and charged with lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14.
Both victims, sisters who are now adults, tearfully told the judge that Rodriguez violated their parents’ trust, KHON-TV reported.
Cecilio & Kapono, simply known as C&K, formed on Oahu’s North Shore in 1973 when Rodriguez and Henry Kapono were introduced by mutual friends. Kapono could not immediately be reached for comment Friday.
Prior to the arrest, the group was on the mainland for the group’s “Back in the Day Good Times Together” tour.