Busted Martial Artists

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maybe it was just one of these and they were arguing about proper pruning technique.



I started using those types of pruners/weeders after learning about them in Hawaii

they are sharp as hell

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Sharpened Kama

They come from a Japanese gardening supplier.

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96 counts. Horrible.

Lake Nona martial arts teacher facing 96 counts of sexual battery on child



Posted Jun 05 2019 10:35AM EDT
Updated Jun 05 2019 10:40AM EDT

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. (FOX 35 ORLANDO) - A Central Florida martial arts teacher is being bars, charged with 96 counts of sexual battery on a child.

The Osceola County Sheriff's Office reports that Ruben Morales Jr., 62, was arrested on 36 counts of sexual battery on a child under 12 years of age and 60 counts of sexual battery on a child over 12 years of age.

Detectives have been investigating Morales since April 2019.

"Through our extensive investigation and with the help of our tenacious victim, probable cause was obtained to arrest Ruben Morales Jr."

Morales was a martial arts teacher in the Lake Nona area for years, according to deputies.

The investigation is ongoing. Detectives are asking anyone with additional information on Morales to contact the Criminal Investigations Division at 407-348-1150.

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I feel for his victims.

Former martial arts teacher accused of child-sex abuse kills himself in Osceola jail, authorities say
Michael Williams
By MICHAEL WILLIAMS
| ORLANDO SENTINEL |
JUN 11, 2019 | 9:57 AM


Ruben Morales

The former Lake Nona-area martial arts teacher who was facing dozens of child-sex charges died days after hanging himself in the Osceola County jail, authorities said.

Ruben Morales Jr., 62, was taken to Osceola Regional Hospital June 5, the day after his arrest on 36 counts of sexual battery on a child younger than 12 and 60 counts of sexual battery on a child older than 12.

Morales died Sunday, said Hope Hicka, a spokeswoman for the jail.

The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office said Morales was an instructor at a Lake Nona martial arts dojo “for years,” but refused to specify which business employed him, other than to say it had been closed for about four years. The person Morales was accused of abusing, who is now an adult, was not a student at the dojo, the agency said.

Hicka said the death is being investigated internally.

If you are in a crisis, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255.

miwilliams@orlandosentinel.com

Michael Williams
Michael Williams covers breaking news and crime for the Orlando Sentinel’s Justice & Safety team. A Pensacola native, he moved to Orlando to attend the University of Central Florida, graduating in August 2018. He has covered mass shootings, hostage situations and death-penalty cases. He was previously an intern and web producer at the Sentinel.

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Martial arts instructor accused of raping, recording sex acts with underage student
Posted Jun 7, 2019


Iain Mackai

By Shane Dixon Kavanaugh | The Oregonian/OregonLive

A former martial arts instructor in Gresham faces more than a dozen charges after authorities say he raped an underage student multiple times and recorded sexual acts he had with the girl.

A grand jury last month indicted Iain Hee Joon Mackai on 18 criminal counts, including third-degree rape, sodomy, sexual abuse, using the child in the display of sexually explicit conduct, and luring a minor, the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office said.

Mackai, 22, was arraigned Friday in court and pleaded not guilty to all charges, records show. He remains lodged in the Multnomah County jail on more than a $1 million bail.

Prosecutors allege Mackai met the girl, who is under 16, as part of his duties as a tae kwon do instructor at a now-shuttered studio. The suspected abuse began last December and continued through March, court documents show.

Authorities at this time do not believe there are other victims, the district attorney’s office said.

Prior to his arrest, Mackai worked at a Dairy Queen in Gresham and attended school part-time at Mt. Hood Community College, according to a jail intake form.

He reported to jail staff that he was depressed and had recently started taking medication, records show.

-- Shane Dixon Kavanaugh; 503-294-7632
Email at skavanaugh@oregonian.com
Follow on Twitter @shanedkavanaugh

He's depressed? What about his victim?

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Taekwondo instructor accused of sexually assaulting young female students turns himself in
By Jenny Drabble BH Media 3 hrs ago

A former taekwondo instructor in High Point, who faces 18 rape and sex-offense charges, turned himself in Wednesday, according to the High Point Police Department.

Marcos David Medina-Ramirez, of Winston-Salem, is charged with four counts of statutory rape of a child under the age of 15, and 14 counts of statutory sex offense with a child by an adult.

The incidents involved three juvenile females who were students at the Tiger Kim’s Tae Kwon Do at 3935 Brian Jordan Place in High Point, where Medina-Ramirez, 23, worked, police said.

Tiger Kim’s Tae Kwon Do issued a statement Tuesday about the incident, stating they became aware on May 30 that an adult instructor at their High Point location allegedly engaged in inappropriate texting communications with young female students at the location.

The instructor was terminated May 31, the statement from a Winston-Salem law firm, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, said on behalf of the martial arts business.

In mid-June, after the termination of Medina-Ramirez, the business was made aware of further allegations that were reported to the police, they said.

“The former instructor, through his conduct, violated all of our values and broke the trust of our students and our school,” the statement read. “While we do not and cannot understand or in any way condone that conduct, we understand the seriousness of this situation and, as instructors and parents, we share the pain and the concerns of our students and their families.”

Police became aware of the incidents, which they said began May 1, 2018, when they received a report on June 10 about possible sexual assaults at the High Point business.

High Point Police detectives with the Special Victims Unit are investigating the incident.

Medina-Ramirez is in custody with a $2 million bond, according to FOX8/WGHP, the Journal's news-gathering partner.

Tiger Kim’s statement said the business is cooperating with law enforcement and the Guilford County District Attorney’s office.

“We are heartbroken for the victims and their families and shocked by what we have learned,” the statement said.

The business declined to make further comments at this time.

Tiger Kim’s Tae Kwon Do opened its first school in Winston-Salem about 20 years ago, and operates a group of family-oriented taekwondo schools throughout the Triad.

Tiger Kim’s has locations in Winston-Salem, Greensboro, Clemmons, Kernersville and High Point.

Anyone with information related to this investigation is asked to contact Detective Mustian at 336-887-7964 or CrimeStoppers of High Point at 336-889-4000.


jdrabble@wsjournal.com 336-727-7204

Gotta vet your instructors carefully nowadays.

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Smith's story was posted here over a decade ago.

A former Brookfield martial arts instructor convicted in 2009 of molesting two boys has been released in Waukesha
Karen Pilarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Published 7:39 a.m. CT Aug. 14, 2019


Arleigh C. Smith (Photo: City of Waukesha Police Department)

A former Brookfield martial arts instructor who was convicted in 2009 of two counts of second-degree sexual assault of a child was released Aug. 13, according to the city of Waukesha Police Department.

Arleigh C. Smith, 34, was sentenced to 11 years in prison for molesting two boys, ages 12 and 13, one of whom was a martial arts student. He will be living at 1100 E. Main St., Waukesha, according to the department.

Smith was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court after a boy's mother discovered a sexually explicit instant message on the family's computer and called police, according to a criminal complaint.

The Brookfield boy told police that he had sexual contact with Smith, including at the martial arts school where he was a student.

Smith's Milwaukee home was searched, and police seized a computer, court records said. Three videos found on Smith's hard drive showed him assaulting another boy.

Smith will be a life registrant with the sex offender registry and has registered with local law enforcement.

The police department's news release said his criminal history indicates he has the potential to reoffend.

He is not permitted to have employment or volunteer involvement with minors. Smith is to have no unsupervised contact with minors; is not allowed in taverns, bars or liquor stores; is prohibited from contact with the victims; and may not purchase. possess or consume alcohol or illegal drugs. He must comply with sex offender rules and will be on discretionary GPS monitoring, according to the police department's news release.

Contact Karen Pilarski at karen.pilarski@jrn.com. Follow her on Twitter at @KarenPilarski.