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… Observer, The : MARTIAL ARTS TEACHER SENTENCED IN SEX...
Charlotte Observer - Aug 20, 1987
Author: AP listened quietly Tuesday as Superior Court Judge Donald Smith sentenced him to two 10-year sentences and one five-year sentence, to run ...
1. Charlotte Observer - August 20, 1987 - 2C METRO
MARTIAL ARTS TEACHER SENTENCED IN SEX CASE The 29-year-old owner of a Wingate martial arts school has received a 25- year sentence after pleading guilty to five counts of taking indecent liberties with minors. Ricky Howard Coble, owner of the Ying Hwa School of Chinese Wu Shu, listened quietly Tuesday as Superior Court Judge Donald Smith sentenced him to two 10-year sentences and one five-year sentence, to run consecutively. Coble was charged in April with 19 counts of indecent liberties with...
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… Observer, The : MARTIAL ARTS TEACHER SENTENCED IN SEX...
Charlotte Observer - Aug 20, 1987
Author: AP listened quietly Tuesday as Superior Court Judge Donald Smith sentenced him to two 10-year sentences and one five-year sentence, to run ...
1. Charlotte Observer - August 20, 1987 - 2C METRO
MARTIAL ARTS TEACHER SENTENCED IN SEX CASE The 29-year-old owner of a Wingate martial arts school has received a 25- year sentence after pleading guilty to five counts of taking indecent liberties with minors. Ricky Howard Coble, owner of the Ying Hwa School of Chinese Wu Shu, listened quietly Tuesday as Superior Court Judge Donald Smith sentenced him to two 10-year sentences and one five-year sentence, to run consecutively. Coble was charged in April with 19 counts of indecent liberties with...
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Updated: 11:08 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012 | Posted: 10:37 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012
Sex offender accused of 32-year-old crime
By Jeff Smith
UNION COUNTY, N.C. --
Union County sheriff's deputies are expanding their investigation into a convicted sex offender after a man said he was sexually assaulted more than 30 years ago.
Tuesday, deputies arrested Ricky Coble for felony indecent liberties with a child.
A 39-year-old man recently came forward and told detectives that when he was 9 years old, he and his friend were assaulted at Coble's home.
Deputies spent several weeks investigating the claim before arresting Coble. They said they believe there are more victims.
Detectives said Coble was working as a karate teacher in Indian Trail in 1980 when he had a sleepover at his house. There were several tents in the back yard. Lt. David Linto said the victim reported being assaulted in a tent.
"The first one that comes forward, it's like a dam breaks and you start getting calls. You put his picture out there, and I feel certain we'll get some more calls," Linto said.
Detectives are reviewing old case files and trying to identify other karate students.
"People's names change, they get married, they move, they relocate, they're living in other states. A lot of people don't want to be found," Linto said.
Eyewitness News checked Coble's criminal history and found that he was convicted in 1987 of several counts of indecent liberties with children. He spent 10 years in prison and is a registered sex offender.
Eyewitness News went to Coble's house in Matthews Wednesday night to get a statement. He refused to comment and closed the door; however, detectives said Coble admitted he's abused many children.
"He couldn't say he hadn't assaulted this person. He said he didn't remember," Linto said.
Coble hasn't said where exactly in Indian Trail the karate studio was located 30 years ago.
If convicted, Coble could go back to prison for several years.
Updated: 11:08 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012 | Posted: 10:37 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012
Sex offender accused of 32-year-old crime
By Jeff Smith
UNION COUNTY, N.C. --
Union County sheriff's deputies are expanding their investigation into a convicted sex offender after a man said he was sexually assaulted more than 30 years ago.
Tuesday, deputies arrested Ricky Coble for felony indecent liberties with a child.
A 39-year-old man recently came forward and told detectives that when he was 9 years old, he and his friend were assaulted at Coble's home.
Deputies spent several weeks investigating the claim before arresting Coble. They said they believe there are more victims.
Detectives said Coble was working as a karate teacher in Indian Trail in 1980 when he had a sleepover at his house. There were several tents in the back yard. Lt. David Linto said the victim reported being assaulted in a tent.
"The first one that comes forward, it's like a dam breaks and you start getting calls. You put his picture out there, and I feel certain we'll get some more calls," Linto said.
Detectives are reviewing old case files and trying to identify other karate students.
"People's names change, they get married, they move, they relocate, they're living in other states. A lot of people don't want to be found," Linto said.
Eyewitness News checked Coble's criminal history and found that he was convicted in 1987 of several counts of indecent liberties with children. He spent 10 years in prison and is a registered sex offender.
Eyewitness News went to Coble's house in Matthews Wednesday night to get a statement. He refused to comment and closed the door; however, detectives said Coble admitted he's abused many children.
"He couldn't say he hadn't assaulted this person. He said he didn't remember," Linto said.
Coble hasn't said where exactly in Indian Trail the karate studio was located 30 years ago.
If convicted, Coble could go back to prison for several years.