Associated Press - November 20, 2009 5:04 PM ET

BOISE, Idaho (AP) - A 35-year-old Caldwell man convicted this week of molesting a young girl has pleaded guilty in a separate case to injuring his young sons.

Kekoa Gaunavinaka (gahn-AH'-veen-ah-kha) pleaded guilty to two counts of felony injury to a child on Friday, when he was scheduled to face trial on the charges.

Gaunavinaka told the court he used a tree branch to discipline the children, who are adopted. Another time, he struck them with a shower curtain rod. The boys are nine and 10.

The Idaho Statesman reports the abuse spanned from January 2007 to April 2009.

In a separate case, a jury found Gaunavinaka guilty of lewd conduct in the molestation of a girl, who was 11, two years ago. Gaunavinaka will be sentenced in both cases Feb. 11.

Information from: Idaho Statesman, http://www.idahostatesman.com

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