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Karate Instructor, Former Cop Pleads Guilty to Sexually Assaulting Students

By Lependorf & Silverstein

A 41-year-old New Jersey martial arts teacher pleaded guilty to having sex with two of his underage female students, according to a report. The teacher was also a New York City police officer who was suspended from the department following his arrest. The man pleaded guilty to three counts of transporting minors across state lines for the purpose of having sex with them, which is a felony under the federal Mann Act. The man met the victims through his martial arts studios in West Milford, New Jersey and Middletown, the report said. The man faces a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison for one count of the New Jersey sex crimes covered by his plea and 10 years for each of the other two counts. The five-year sentence involves a case from 2003 when the man reportedly drove a 14-year-old girl from Brooklyn to Middletown via New Jersey...continue to full post

Full post as published by New Jersey Criminal Defense Blog on August 13, 2009 (boomark / email).