18 year-old Reaiah Murray was arraigned in the Circuit Court of the First Circuit on an indictment charging her with multiple felony offenses for allegedly using a social media application to sell child pornography of a minor to online purchasers.
On June 26, the Oʻahu Grand Jury indicted Murray on one count of Use of a Computer in the Commission of a Separate Crime, 12 counts of Promoting Child Abuse in the Second Degree, one count of Promoting Child Abuse in the Third Degree and one count of Theft in the Fourth Degree.
Use of a Computer in the Commission of a Separate Crime is a class A felony offense punishable by up to 20 years in prison and a $50,000 fine. Promoting Child Abuse in the Second Degree is a class B felony offense punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine. Promoting Child Abuse in the Third Degree is a class C felony offense punishable by up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. Theft in the Fourth Degree is a petty misdemeanor offense punishable by up to 30 days of imprisonment and a $1,000 fine.
The Department of the Attorney General’s Special Investigation and Prosecution Division (“SIPD”) partnered with the Honolulu Police Department (“HPD”) to conduct the investigation.
The case is being prosecuted by SIPD Deputy Attorney General Leigh Okimoto.
In addition, Murray is currently pending trial in 1CPC-26-0000292 on one count of Sex Trafficking, one count of Promoting Child Abuse in the First Degree and one count of Promoting Child Abuse in the Second Degree. That case is also being prosecuted by Okimoto.
