Galen Fox was born in Hilo, Hawaii, raised in Honolulu, and educated at the University Laboratory School and at Punahou School.
13 Facts About Galen Fox
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Galen Fox was elected to Hawaii's State House in November 1996 as a representative of Hawaii's 23rd District, serving the Waikiki and Ala Moana district, and was re-elected in 2000,2002, and 2004.
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Galen Fox served as House Republican Leader and was a member of the Finance, Labor and Transportation committee.
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On December 18,2004, Galen Fox was aboard United Airlines Flight 56 from Honolulu to Los Angeles.
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Galen Fox testified during his trial that after he placed his arm on the arm rest, the sleeping woman did not move her own arm from the arm rest.
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Galen Fox then proceeded to unbutton and unzip the sleeping woman's jeans and placed his hand on her crotch.
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The woman awoke to find Galen Fox fondling her and quickly confronted him.
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Fox was arrested and, during an interview with Special Agent Rodney G Fung of the FBI's Los Angeles International Airport Office, Fox denied rubbing the woman's crotch or unzipping her jeans.
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Galen Fox admitted to reaching over to touch the woman, whom he described as an attractive Asian woman, and said that he should not have been touching her.
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Galen Fox was put on trial in the Central District of California on October 20,2005.
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Galen Fox admitted that the woman did not react or make any sound when he was rubbing her thigh and her crotch area, and that she did not invite his conduct nor give him consent to touch her.
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Galen Fox submitted his resignation from the Hawaii state legislature on November 1,2005.
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On January 26,2006, Galen Fox appeared before Nagle for sentencing.