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Karate Instructor Sentenced
Man Gets 4 Years In Teen Sex Assault
February 28, 1996|By G.J. Zemaitis. Special to the Tribune.
An Addison karate school operator was sentenced to four years in prison Tuesday for the criminal sexual assault of one of his 15-year-old female students.
"I didn't do it," said Anthony B. Grano, 39, of Marengo as he was taken from the courtroom. The girl was a sophomore at a DuPage-area high school when the fondling occurred in 1994.
DuPage County Judge Thomas E. Callum imposed the minimum of a non-probational 4- to 15-year term, noting that his hands were tied by state law. Callum said he had to impose prison time despite Grano's lack of a criminal history.
During the trial earlier this year, Assistant State's Atty. Lisa Alexander told the court, "Our laws protect 15-year-old girls because they are naive and vulnerable, especially when they are preyed upon by a 39-year-old teacher."
The judge denied two motions, one that challenged the constitutionality of Grano's conviction and a second that asked for a new trial based on prosecutorial misconduct.
Defense attorneys argued that prosecutors improperly told jurors that Grano enjoyed 15-year-old girls, calling that an inflammatory statement that "called people to arms."
A packed courtroom heard Grano's attorneys try to convince the judge that denying probation was wrong because it was improperly applied.
Under Illinois law, Grano was unable to receive probation because as an instructor, he was considered a supervisor of children. Had the victim been a relative or someone he lived with, probation would have been available, said attorney Paul DeLuca.
Karate Instructor Sentenced
Man Gets 4 Years In Teen Sex Assault
February 28, 1996|By G.J. Zemaitis. Special to the Tribune.
An Addison karate school operator was sentenced to four years in prison Tuesday for the criminal sexual assault of one of his 15-year-old female students.
"I didn't do it," said Anthony B. Grano, 39, of Marengo as he was taken from the courtroom. The girl was a sophomore at a DuPage-area high school when the fondling occurred in 1994.
DuPage County Judge Thomas E. Callum imposed the minimum of a non-probational 4- to 15-year term, noting that his hands were tied by state law. Callum said he had to impose prison time despite Grano's lack of a criminal history.
During the trial earlier this year, Assistant State's Atty. Lisa Alexander told the court, "Our laws protect 15-year-old girls because they are naive and vulnerable, especially when they are preyed upon by a 39-year-old teacher."
The judge denied two motions, one that challenged the constitutionality of Grano's conviction and a second that asked for a new trial based on prosecutorial misconduct.
Defense attorneys argued that prosecutors improperly told jurors that Grano enjoyed 15-year-old girls, calling that an inflammatory statement that "called people to arms."
A packed courtroom heard Grano's attorneys try to convince the judge that denying probation was wrong because it was improperly applied.
Under Illinois law, Grano was unable to receive probation because as an instructor, he was considered a supervisor of children. Had the victim been a relative or someone he lived with, probation would have been available, said attorney Paul DeLuca.
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KARATE TEACHER GUILTY IN SEX ASSAULT OF TEEN
Chicago Tribune - Jan 9, 1996
An Addison karate school operator has been convicted of the criminal sexual assault of a teenage female student. A DuPage County jury found Anthony Grano , ...
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KARATE TEACHER GUILTY IN SEX ASSAULT OF TEEN
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A DuPage County jury found Anthony Grano, 39, of Marengo guilty of the February 1994 assault involving a 15-year-old DuPage-area high school sophomore, whom he fondled.
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KARATE TEACHER GUILTY IN SEX ASSAULT OF TEEN
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An Addison karate school operator has been convicted of the criminal sexual assault of a teenage female student. A DuPage County jury found Anthony Grano , ...
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KARATE TEACHER GUILTY IN SEX ASSAULT OF TEEN
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Chicago Tribune (pre-1997 Fulltext) - Chicago, Ill.
Author:
Art Barnum.
Date:
Jan 9, 1996
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3
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METRO DU PAGE
Text Word Count:
179
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A DuPage County jury found Anthony Grano, 39, of Marengo guilty of the February 1994 assault involving a 15-year-old DuPage-area high school sophomore, whom he fondled.
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Karate Instructor Faces Sex Charges
September 17, 1994
DuPage County — A karate instructor has been indicted on six counts of criminal sexual assault on charges of allegedly fondling one of his students.
Anthony Grano, 38, of Marengo, was indicted Wednesday by a DuPage County grand jury.
No further details were available.
Karate Instructor Faces Sex Charges
September 17, 1994
DuPage County — A karate instructor has been indicted on six counts of criminal sexual assault on charges of allegedly fondling one of his students.
Anthony Grano, 38, of Marengo, was indicted Wednesday by a DuPage County grand jury.
No further details were available.