http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2001-03-30/news/0103300176_1_bedoya-sentence-detention-center
Karate teacher sentenced to 4 months for sex offense
He had pleaded guilty to fondling three boys
Westminster
March 30, 2001 | By Maria Blackburn | Maria Blackburn,SUN STAFF
The former owner of a Westminster karate school was sentenced yesterday in Carroll County Circuit Court to four months in jail for inappropriately touching three boys younger than age 14.
Carlos D. Bedoya, 36, began serving his sentence at the Carroll County Detention Center yesterday.
In accordance with a plea agreement made in November, Judge Luke K. Burns Jr. sentenced Bedoya to 10 years, with all but one year suspended. After four months in the detention center, the karate instructor and former owner of Westminster Karate Academy on Old Westminster Pike will be on home detention for eight months, followed by five years of probation. He must register with the state as a sex offender and have no unsupervised contact with children younger than age 18 and no contact with the victims and their families.
Bedoya pleaded guilty to three counts of child fondling last fall in exchange for a sentence of no more than 18 months at the detention center.
David Irwin, Bedoya's attorney, used three character witnesses to attest to the Westminster man's trustworthiness and honesty. One of the witnesses, a former student named Brian Aldrew, called Bedoya "one of the most important people in my life."
But Deputy State's Attorney Tracy Gilmore said Bedoya's status as a role model among his students called for the maximum sentence. "These kids loved him," she said. "He was important in their lives and he betrayed that."
Only one of Bedoya's victims, a 10-year-old boy who was abused in April, was present at the sentencing. Another victim - a 22-year-old man who was abused from June 1991 to February 1992 - lives in California.
The Sun does not publish the names of sexual abuse victims who wish to remain anonymous.
As the 10-year-old victim slumped in a chair with his head down, his mother made an emotional plea to Burns on her son's behalf, asking that Bedoya receive at least some time in jail for his crime. Since the incident, she said, her child has had "screaming nightmares" and was unable to spend a night by himself in his room for five months.
"He is not the same child that he was," the mother said. "I will never get him back." Although she forgave Bedoya for what he did, she said a sentence that involved home detention instead of jail time was "like being sent to your room only after you get caught again."
In sentencing Bedoya, Burns said, "I suppose the most significant thing I heard here this morning is the perception this young boy will take out of this courtroom as a result of what happened to him."
Afterward, the mother said she was "fine" with the sentence and "deeply appreciative" of Burns.
"This isn't a lesson in the theory of the justice system, this is real," she said. "I wanted [my son] to know that if you stand up for yourself that the system will work," she said.
Karate teacher sentenced to 4 months for sex offense
He had pleaded guilty to fondling three boys
Westminster
March 30, 2001 | By Maria Blackburn | Maria Blackburn,SUN STAFF
The former owner of a Westminster karate school was sentenced yesterday in Carroll County Circuit Court to four months in jail for inappropriately touching three boys younger than age 14.
Carlos D. Bedoya, 36, began serving his sentence at the Carroll County Detention Center yesterday.
In accordance with a plea agreement made in November, Judge Luke K. Burns Jr. sentenced Bedoya to 10 years, with all but one year suspended. After four months in the detention center, the karate instructor and former owner of Westminster Karate Academy on Old Westminster Pike will be on home detention for eight months, followed by five years of probation. He must register with the state as a sex offender and have no unsupervised contact with children younger than age 18 and no contact with the victims and their families.
Bedoya pleaded guilty to three counts of child fondling last fall in exchange for a sentence of no more than 18 months at the detention center.
David Irwin, Bedoya's attorney, used three character witnesses to attest to the Westminster man's trustworthiness and honesty. One of the witnesses, a former student named Brian Aldrew, called Bedoya "one of the most important people in my life."
But Deputy State's Attorney Tracy Gilmore said Bedoya's status as a role model among his students called for the maximum sentence. "These kids loved him," she said. "He was important in their lives and he betrayed that."
Only one of Bedoya's victims, a 10-year-old boy who was abused in April, was present at the sentencing. Another victim - a 22-year-old man who was abused from June 1991 to February 1992 - lives in California.
The Sun does not publish the names of sexual abuse victims who wish to remain anonymous.
As the 10-year-old victim slumped in a chair with his head down, his mother made an emotional plea to Burns on her son's behalf, asking that Bedoya receive at least some time in jail for his crime. Since the incident, she said, her child has had "screaming nightmares" and was unable to spend a night by himself in his room for five months.
"He is not the same child that he was," the mother said. "I will never get him back." Although she forgave Bedoya for what he did, she said a sentence that involved home detention instead of jail time was "like being sent to your room only after you get caught again."
In sentencing Bedoya, Burns said, "I suppose the most significant thing I heard here this morning is the perception this young boy will take out of this courtroom as a result of what happened to him."
Afterward, the mother said she was "fine" with the sentence and "deeply appreciative" of Burns.
"This isn't a lesson in the theory of the justice system, this is real," she said. "I wanted [my son] to know that if you stand up for yourself that the system will work," she said.
Karate teacher guilty of abuse - Carroll County Times: News...
Carroll County Times - Nov 1, 2000
By Lauren King, Times Staff Writer | 0 comments Carlos Daniel Bedoya, 36, of the unit block of Sable Court in Westminster, was charged in April for sexually ...
http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/article_9c404291-a296-5449-a58b-c6ac62b69860.html
(link is now inactive)
Karate teacher guilty of abuse
Posted: Wednesday, November 1, 2000 12:00 am
By Lauren King, Times Staff Writer | 0 comments
Carlos Daniel Bedoya, 36, of the unit block of Sable Court in Westminster, was charged in April for sexually abusing three of his karate students, according to court documents.
Two of the students reported that between January and April 2000, they were inappropriately touched by Bedoya, according to documents. A third student, Jesse Jones, now 20, of Owings Mills, reported that he had been inappropriately touched in 1992, when he was 12.
The other two students are not named because they are juveniles.
David B. Irwin, Bedoya's attorney, made it clear during the hearing that the three counts of child abuse will be the last cases made against Bedoya.
“I want to make it clear between the offices … that this is a global settlement,” Irwin said.
Assistant State's Attorney Laura Kozlowski clarified that the guilty plea will cover Bedoya from any additional charges in Carroll County.
After Bedoya pleaded guilty, Judge Luke K. Burns Jr. ordered a presentence investigation. Bedoya's sentencing is scheduled for Feb. 20.
After the court proceedings, Jones said that when he was originally questioned by Westminster police in 1992, he feared that he had imagined the whole incident. It wasn't until police questioned him in April that he said he realized he had been abused.
“For the last eight years, I thought I was lying,” Jones said. “I thought I was thinking about it too much.”
In April, two of Bedoya's students, aged 10 and 12, each reported to the Child Abuse Sexual Assault Unit (CASA) that on separate occasions, Bedoya had asked the boys to go into the locker room at the Westminster Karate Academy, on the 500 block of Old Westminster Pike, where he massaged their legs, but also touched them inappropriately during the massage, according to the court documents.
The two boys' complaints were referred to investigator Thomas Bader Jr., of the CASA unit. He ran a check of Bedoya after the complaints came in, and found out that Jones had filed a similar complaint in 1992 of inappropriate touching during leg massages at the karate school.
After a three-day investigation, Bedoya was arrested April 21 at his karate school by Bader and other officers from the CASA unit.
Jones said he is just relieved that the abuse has been exposed. He said that after the he made the report, he would see Bedoya around Westminster and feel ashamed for having accused him.
“I was kind of relieved that these last eight years, I wasn't imagining things,” Jones said. “People in Westminster need to know this does happen, even in a small town.”
Reach Lauren King at 410-857-7886 or [email protected]
© 2012 Carroll County Times. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Posted on Wednesday, November 1, 2000 12:00 am.
Carroll County Times - Nov 1, 2000
By Lauren King, Times Staff Writer | 0 comments Carlos Daniel Bedoya, 36, of the unit block of Sable Court in Westminster, was charged in April for sexually ...
http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/article_9c404291-a296-5449-a58b-c6ac62b69860.html
(link is now inactive)
Karate teacher guilty of abuse
Posted: Wednesday, November 1, 2000 12:00 am
By Lauren King, Times Staff Writer | 0 comments
Carlos Daniel Bedoya, 36, of the unit block of Sable Court in Westminster, was charged in April for sexually abusing three of his karate students, according to court documents.
Two of the students reported that between January and April 2000, they were inappropriately touched by Bedoya, according to documents. A third student, Jesse Jones, now 20, of Owings Mills, reported that he had been inappropriately touched in 1992, when he was 12.
The other two students are not named because they are juveniles.
David B. Irwin, Bedoya's attorney, made it clear during the hearing that the three counts of child abuse will be the last cases made against Bedoya.
“I want to make it clear between the offices … that this is a global settlement,” Irwin said.
Assistant State's Attorney Laura Kozlowski clarified that the guilty plea will cover Bedoya from any additional charges in Carroll County.
After Bedoya pleaded guilty, Judge Luke K. Burns Jr. ordered a presentence investigation. Bedoya's sentencing is scheduled for Feb. 20.
After the court proceedings, Jones said that when he was originally questioned by Westminster police in 1992, he feared that he had imagined the whole incident. It wasn't until police questioned him in April that he said he realized he had been abused.
“For the last eight years, I thought I was lying,” Jones said. “I thought I was thinking about it too much.”
In April, two of Bedoya's students, aged 10 and 12, each reported to the Child Abuse Sexual Assault Unit (CASA) that on separate occasions, Bedoya had asked the boys to go into the locker room at the Westminster Karate Academy, on the 500 block of Old Westminster Pike, where he massaged their legs, but also touched them inappropriately during the massage, according to the court documents.
The two boys' complaints were referred to investigator Thomas Bader Jr., of the CASA unit. He ran a check of Bedoya after the complaints came in, and found out that Jones had filed a similar complaint in 1992 of inappropriate touching during leg massages at the karate school.
After a three-day investigation, Bedoya was arrested April 21 at his karate school by Bader and other officers from the CASA unit.
Jones said he is just relieved that the abuse has been exposed. He said that after the he made the report, he would see Bedoya around Westminster and feel ashamed for having accused him.
“I was kind of relieved that these last eight years, I wasn't imagining things,” Jones said. “People in Westminster need to know this does happen, even in a small town.”
Reach Lauren King at 410-857-7886 or [email protected]
© 2012 Carroll County Times. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Posted on Wednesday, November 1, 2000 12:00 am.
Man accused of assaulting boys released on $10,000 bail
The Sun - Apr 26, 2000
The owner of a Westminster karate instruction business is free on $10000 bail after being accused of inappropriately touching three boys, two this year and one ...
http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/baltsun/access/52997781.html?dids=52997781:52997781&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr+26%2C+2000&author=Mike+Farabaugh&pub=The+Sun&desc=Man+accused+of+assaulting+boys+released+on+%2410%2C000+bail&pqatl=google
Man accused of assaulting boys released on $10,000 bail
[CARROLL Edition] The Sun - Baltimore, Md. Author: Mike Farabaugh Date: Apr 26, 2000
Start Page: 3.B Section: LOCAL Text Word Count: 225 Abstract (Document Summary)
The owner of a Westminster karate instruction business is free on $10,000 bail after being accused of inappropriately touching three boys, two this year and one in 1992, court records show.
Carlos D. Bedoya, 35, of Westminster was charged on three counts each of child abuse and third-degree sexual offense, and two counts of second-degree assault after he was arrested late Friday by investigators from the county's Child Abuse Sexual Assault (CASA) unit.
Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction or distribution is prohibited without permission.
Buy Complete Document: Abstract Full Text
The Sun - Apr 26, 2000
The owner of a Westminster karate instruction business is free on $10000 bail after being accused of inappropriately touching three boys, two this year and one ...
http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/baltsun/access/52997781.html?dids=52997781:52997781&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr+26%2C+2000&author=Mike+Farabaugh&pub=The+Sun&desc=Man+accused+of+assaulting+boys+released+on+%2410%2C000+bail&pqatl=google
Man accused of assaulting boys released on $10,000 bail
[CARROLL Edition] The Sun - Baltimore, Md. Author: Mike Farabaugh Date: Apr 26, 2000
Start Page: 3.B Section: LOCAL Text Word Count: 225 Abstract (Document Summary)
The owner of a Westminster karate instruction business is free on $10,000 bail after being accused of inappropriately touching three boys, two this year and one in 1992, court records show.
Carlos D. Bedoya, 35, of Westminster was charged on three counts each of child abuse and third-degree sexual offense, and two counts of second-degree assault after he was arrested late Friday by investigators from the county's Child Abuse Sexual Assault (CASA) unit.
Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction or distribution is prohibited without permission.
Buy Complete Document: Abstract Full Text