FBI seeks victims in Moanalua wrestling coach child exploitation case

Sep 26, 2026

Federal investigators are asking more people to come forward in a Hawaii high school coaching abuse case, a sign the alleged harm may be far wider than first known.

  • A former Moanalua wrestling coach, Sakaida, faces federal charges over child sexual abuse material.
  • The FBI says he targeted underage athletes for more than a decade, starting in 2012.
  • Moanalua only put him on leave last fall, after he was accused of dating an athlete.
  • Warning signs go back years: in 2012, a parent said he texted wrestlers at 3 a.m. and kissed a 13-year-old.
  • The gap between that first complaint and any action raises questions about how schools handled it.

Outlook: More victims are likely to surface as the FBI appeal spreads, and scrutiny will shift to why the earlier complaints went nowhere.

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