A former Kula Intermediate and High School athletic director and vice principal wants his name cleared, after having been arrested in connection with drug-related charges but never prosecuted. The case stems from a raid conducted in April in Moloa‘a by
A former Kula Intermediate and High School athletic director and vice principal wants his name cleared, after having been arrested in connection with drug-related charges but never prosecuted.
The case stems from a raid conducted in April in Moloa‘a by the Kaua‘i police that was dropped against the former educator, David Rojeck, 42.
Police said the raid yielded 50 marijuana plants, processed marijuana and drug paraphernalia from a home shared by two of the school’s employees.
Roommates and Kula Intermediate and High School associates Rojeck and Alan Bertolino, 43, the school’s eighth-grade physical science teacher, were arrested as a result.
But Rojeck says the case has ruined his reputation. Rojeck initially faced a misdemeanor charge in association with Bertolino’s case.
Bertolino was charged with second-degree commercial production of marijuana, third-degree promotion of a detrimental drug and third-degree prohibited acts related to drug paraphernalia.
Both Rojeck and Bertolino lost their jobs as a result of the accusations.
According to court documents, Bertolino’s attorney, John Calma, filed a petition for Bertolino’s admission to track two of the drug court program May 22.
Bertolino has since been accepted into the program, which, if completed successfully, will mean all charges in the case filed against him will be cleared from his record.
Court minutes show Bertolino has so far been 100 percent compliant with the conditions of the agreement.
