Samoa businessman

Peter Arthur Meredith, who is a prominent businessman, was found to have indecently assaulted a woman who is a manager of a tourist resort.

The incident took place in July at a house rented by the victim and her husband with a child from a friend of the defendant.

Mr Meredith pleaded guilty to the charge in the district court.

He was also charged with attempted rape but the charge was withdrawn on the request of the victim.

The court has ordered the defendant, 66, to pay a $US2500 fine to the victim.

Maposua was the first to establish a commercial privately owned radio station, introducing the FM frequency in Samoa in the 1990s.

This followed a decision by the then Prime Minister, Tofilau Eti Alesana, to amend the broadcasting act to open the airwaves to radio stations other than the government's 2AP.

Last month, Radio Polynesia, which is owned by Maposua and his family, bought the commercial TV3 station in a joint venture with a local business partner.

Photo Facebook. Caption: Maposua Rudolf Keil