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'Obsessed' martial arts instructor jailed for sexually exploiting three students
Summary
A 42‑year‑old Dublin martial arts instructor was sentenced to four years' imprisonment for sexually exploiting three teenage students aged 13‑14 between September and October 2014. He pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual exploitation, having harassed the girls with daily "creepy" texts, groping, kissing and threatening to drop them from the gym if they resisted. The court noted he had previously been convicted of driving offences, property damage and theft, and had been extradited from the UK where he had served three years of a six‑year sentence. Judge Martin Nolan described the conduct as a serious breach of trust and manipulation, and the sentence was back‑dated to account for time already served. The victims were described as innocent, and a victim impact statement was submitted but not read aloud.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: 'Obsessed' martial arts instructor jailed for sexually exploiting three students. Charges or matters: three counts of sexually exploiting the three girls, then aged between 13 and 14, on dates between September and October 2014; any offences; a driving offence and imprisoned. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Convicted
When:
- October 2014 Incident
- 2022-07-04 Publication
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Charges: three counts of sexually exploiting the three girls, then aged between 13 and 14, on dates between September and October 2014; any offences; a driving offence and imprisoned (Proven)
Plea: Guilty
Finding: Convicted
Outcome: Convicted; A martial arts instructor who sexually exploited three of his teenage students – harassing them for sex, groping them and kissing them – has been jailed for four years. The court heard he was sentenced to six years in jail in the UK and served three years before being released.
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