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Costa Mesa self-defense instructor gets 3 years for molesting 4-year-old
By Mike Roe | Nov 13, 2009
Self-defense instructor John Patrick Harison was convicted today of molesting a 4-year-old girl while she was a student at his Costa Mesa studio. He was sentenced to three years in state prison and ordered to register as a sex offender.
Harison, 62, pleaded guilty to one felony count of lewd acts on a child. He also has a pending child pornography case with the U.S. Attorney's Office.
During sentencing today, the girl's father said that Harison is a threat to innocent children and deserves to go to prison. "My wife and I thought we were improving our children, giving them self confidence and giving them a skill to protect themselves from harm. How wrong we were. Little did we know that we were delivering our daughter to a child molester."
According to the Orange County District Attorney's Office, Harison sexually assaulted the girl in a secluded area of the studio while he was supposed to be teaching her self-defense. He laid down next to her and fondled her groin region over her clothing.
The girl told her mother one week later, who then contacted the police.
In addition to being an instructor, Harison was also a co-owner of the Costa Mesa studio.
Mike Roe, Web Producer
Costa Mesa self-defense instructor gets 3 years for molesting 4-year-old
By Mike Roe | Nov 13, 2009
Self-defense instructor John Patrick Harison was convicted today of molesting a 4-year-old girl while she was a student at his Costa Mesa studio. He was sentenced to three years in state prison and ordered to register as a sex offender.
Harison, 62, pleaded guilty to one felony count of lewd acts on a child. He also has a pending child pornography case with the U.S. Attorney's Office.
During sentencing today, the girl's father said that Harison is a threat to innocent children and deserves to go to prison. "My wife and I thought we were improving our children, giving them self confidence and giving them a skill to protect themselves from harm. How wrong we were. Little did we know that we were delivering our daughter to a child molester."
According to the Orange County District Attorney's Office, Harison sexually assaulted the girl in a secluded area of the studio while he was supposed to be teaching her self-defense. He laid down next to her and fondled her groin region over her clothing.
The girl told her mother one week later, who then contacted the police.
In addition to being an instructor, Harison was also a co-owner of the Costa Mesa studio.
Mike Roe, Web Producer
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/harison-219392-defense-child.html
Published: Nov. 13, 2009 Updated: Nov. 15, 2009 10:02 a.m.
Instructor gets prison for molesting 4-year-old student
By RACHANEE SRISAVASDI / THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
SANTA ANA - An instructor and co-owner of a Costa Mesa self-defense studio was sentenced to three years in prison Friday for molesting for a 4-year-old girl while she was a student at his studio.
John Patrick Harison, 62, of Anaheim pleaded guilty to one felony count of lewd acts on a child with a sentencing enhancement for substantial sexual conduct on a child.
The crime occurred Jan. 19, when the victim was alone with Harison at his studio, prosecutors said.
Harison forced the victim to touch him, they said.
A week later, the victim told her mother, who alerted police.
At the time of the crime, Harison was a co-owner and instructor at United Studios of Self Defense in Costa Mesa, prosecutors said. He also has a pending child pornography federal case.
Published: Nov. 13, 2009 Updated: Nov. 15, 2009 10:02 a.m.
Instructor gets prison for molesting 4-year-old student
By RACHANEE SRISAVASDI / THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
SANTA ANA - An instructor and co-owner of a Costa Mesa self-defense studio was sentenced to three years in prison Friday for molesting for a 4-year-old girl while she was a student at his studio.
John Patrick Harison, 62, of Anaheim pleaded guilty to one felony count of lewd acts on a child with a sentencing enhancement for substantial sexual conduct on a child.
The crime occurred Jan. 19, when the victim was alone with Harison at his studio, prosecutors said.
Harison forced the victim to touch him, they said.
A week later, the victim told her mother, who alerted police.
At the time of the crime, Harison was a co-owner and instructor at United Studios of Self Defense in Costa Mesa, prosecutors said. He also has a pending child pornography federal case.
http://articles.latimes.com/2009/jan/30/local/me-molest30
O.C. karate instructor accused of molestation
Jon Patrick Harrison of Anaheim is charged in the alleged molestation of a 4-year-old girl at a Costa Mesa self-defense studio.
January 30, 2009|Susannah Rosenblatt
A karate instructor at a Costa Mesa self-defense studio was arrested this week on suspicion of molesting a 4-year-old girl whom he was giving a private lesson, authorities said Thursday.
Jon Patrick Harrison, 61, of Anaheim is charged with one felony count of lewd acts on a child.
Harrison has been a martial arts instructor at United Studios of Self Defense for 10 years, and authorities worry there could be other victims, said Orange County Sheriff's Department spokesman Jim Amormino.
Harrison is accused of fondling the young student Jan. 19, touching her outside her clothing while the pair lay down in a secluded part of the studio he co-owns at 2675 Irvine Ave., Suite G.
The girl did not report the incident to her mother until about a week later, Orange County prosecutors said. The mother then alerted police.
Harrison is being held at Orange County Jail in lieu of $100,000 bail. He faces a maximum of eight years in prison.
Authorities urge anyone with information to contact Supervising Dist. Atty. Investigator Randy Litwin at (714) 347-8794 or the Orange County Sheriff's Department at (714) 628-7170.
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O.C. karate instructor accused of molestation
Jon Patrick Harrison of Anaheim is charged in the alleged molestation of a 4-year-old girl at a Costa Mesa self-defense studio.
January 30, 2009|Susannah Rosenblatt
A karate instructor at a Costa Mesa self-defense studio was arrested this week on suspicion of molesting a 4-year-old girl whom he was giving a private lesson, authorities said Thursday.
Jon Patrick Harrison, 61, of Anaheim is charged with one felony count of lewd acts on a child.
Harrison has been a martial arts instructor at United Studios of Self Defense for 10 years, and authorities worry there could be other victims, said Orange County Sheriff's Department spokesman Jim Amormino.
Harrison is accused of fondling the young student Jan. 19, touching her outside her clothing while the pair lay down in a secluded part of the studio he co-owns at 2675 Irvine Ave., Suite G.
The girl did not report the incident to her mother until about a week later, Orange County prosecutors said. The mother then alerted police.
Harrison is being held at Orange County Jail in lieu of $100,000 bail. He faces a maximum of eight years in prison.
Authorities urge anyone with information to contact Supervising Dist. Atty. Investigator Randy Litwin at (714) 347-8794 or the Orange County Sheriff's Department at (714) 628-7170.
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