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Baltimore County Digest
May 24, 2006
Martial-arts teacher guilty of abuse
A 41-year-old marital-arts instructor was convicted yesterday of sexually abusing a teenage girl at his Overlea karate studio and at his Abingdon home.
Howard Mitchell, owner of a martial arts studio in the 7600 block of Belair Road, was found guilty of one count of sexual abuse of a minor. He faces up to 25 years in prison.
Baltimore County prosecutor Jason G. League told a judge that the fondling began in September 2001 when the girl was 15 years old and escalated to sex acts that continued through March 2005.
League said he plans to offer evidence at a sentencing hearing in August that Mitchell also allegedly fondled another teenage girl who studied karate with him.
Jennifer McMenamin
Countwide
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Baltimore County Digest
May 24, 2006
Martial-arts teacher guilty of abuse
A 41-year-old marital-arts instructor was convicted yesterday of sexually abusing a teenage girl at his Overlea karate studio and at his Abingdon home.
Howard Mitchell, owner of a martial arts studio in the 7600 block of Belair Road, was found guilty of one count of sexual abuse of a minor. He faces up to 25 years in prison.
Baltimore County prosecutor Jason G. League told a judge that the fondling began in September 2001 when the girl was 15 years old and escalated to sex acts that continued through March 2005.
League said he plans to offer evidence at a sentencing hearing in August that Mitchell also allegedly fondled another teenage girl who studied karate with him.
Jennifer McMenamin
Countwide
Events or news items for the Baltimore County Digest may be submitted to [email protected]. Information should be sent at least 10 days in advance of the event.
Man to serve 4 years in sex abuse case
A 41-year-old martial arts instructor has been sentenced to four years in prison for sexually abusing a teenage girl at his Overlea karate studio and at his Abingdon home, according to court records.
Howard Mitchell Jr., owner of a martial arts studio in the 7600 block of Belair Road, was convicted in May of one count of sexual abuse of a minor.
Baltimore County Circuit Judge Kathleen G. Cox sentenced Mitchell on Tuesday to 10 years, suspending all but four years of the prison term.
She also ordered him to register as a sex offender, serve five years of supervised probation and have no unsupervised contact with children younger than 18.
Prosecutor Jason League said that the restrictions will permit Mitchell to teach adult karate classes after he is released from prison but will preclude him from instructing children.
Jennifer McMenamin
LOAD-DATE: September 1, 2006
A 41-year-old martial arts instructor has been sentenced to four years in prison for sexually abusing a teenage girl at his Overlea karate studio and at his Abingdon home, according to court records.
Howard Mitchell Jr., owner of a martial arts studio in the 7600 block of Belair Road, was convicted in May of one count of sexual abuse of a minor.
Baltimore County Circuit Judge Kathleen G. Cox sentenced Mitchell on Tuesday to 10 years, suspending all but four years of the prison term.
She also ordered him to register as a sex offender, serve five years of supervised probation and have no unsupervised contact with children younger than 18.
Prosecutor Jason League said that the restrictions will permit Mitchell to teach adult karate classes after he is released from prison but will preclude him from instructing children.
Jennifer McMenamin
LOAD-DATE: September 1, 2006