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Karate instructor gets state prison for sex with teen student
Published: Tuesday, April 28, 2009, 2:49 PM Updated: Tuesday, April 28, 2009, 2:49 PM
By MATT MILLER, The Patriot-News
A former Cedar Cliff High School teacher and private karate instructor was sentenced to 5 to 10 years in state prison Tuesday for having sex repeatedly with a 15-year-old female martial arts student.
The sentence Cumberland County President Judge Edgar B. Bayley imposed was mandatory for a guilty plea Michael D. Zrncic, 32, of Upper Allen Twp., entered to a charge of aggravated indecent assault.
Authorities said Zrncic and the teen had sex at Zrncic's martial arts school, Z's Karate Studio, in the Eastgate Plaza in Hampden Twp. They said Zrncic came under investigation after he sent inappropriate e-mails to the girl in April 2008.
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Karate instructor gets state prison for sex with teen student
Published: Tuesday, April 28, 2009, 2:49 PM Updated: Tuesday, April 28, 2009, 2:49 PM
By MATT MILLER, The Patriot-News
A former Cedar Cliff High School teacher and private karate instructor was sentenced to 5 to 10 years in state prison Tuesday for having sex repeatedly with a 15-year-old female martial arts student.
The sentence Cumberland County President Judge Edgar B. Bayley imposed was mandatory for a guilty plea Michael D. Zrncic, 32, of Upper Allen Twp., entered to a charge of aggravated indecent assault.
Authorities said Zrncic and the teen had sex at Zrncic's martial arts school, Z's Karate Studio, in the Eastgate Plaza in Hampden Twp. They said Zrncic came under investigation after he sent inappropriate e-mails to the girl in April 2008.
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Karate teacher gets state prison for sex with teen student
Published: Tuesday, April 28, 2009, 5:50 PM Updated: Tuesday, April 28, 2009, 5:54 PM
By MATT MILLER, The Patriot-News
A former Cedar Cliff High School teacher and private karate instructor was sentenced to 5 to 10 years in state prison this afternoon for having sex with a 15-year-old female martial arts student. The sentence Cumberland County President Judge Edgar B. Bayley imposed on Michael Zrncic, 32, of Upper Allen Township, was mandatory for Zrncic's guilty plea to aggravated indecent assault.
Authorithies said Zrncic had sex with the teen at his Z's Karate Studio in Hampden Township. They said he came under investigation after he sent inappropriate e-mails to the teen in April 2008.
Karate teacher gets state prison for sex with teen student
Published: Tuesday, April 28, 2009, 5:50 PM Updated: Tuesday, April 28, 2009, 5:54 PM
By MATT MILLER, The Patriot-News
A former Cedar Cliff High School teacher and private karate instructor was sentenced to 5 to 10 years in state prison this afternoon for having sex with a 15-year-old female martial arts student. The sentence Cumberland County President Judge Edgar B. Bayley imposed on Michael Zrncic, 32, of Upper Allen Township, was mandatory for Zrncic's guilty plea to aggravated indecent assault.
Authorithies said Zrncic had sex with the teen at his Z's Karate Studio in Hampden Township. They said he came under investigation after he sent inappropriate e-mails to the teen in April 2008.
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Karate instructor, math teacher charged in sex case
Published: Wednesday, September 10, 2008, 4:13 PM Updated: Tuesday, November 04, 2008, 2:33 PM
By Frank Cozzoli
Michael Zrncic, 32, Upper Allen Twp., co-owner of Z's Karate Studio, leaves the office of District Judge Thomas A. Placey after being arraigned today on sexual assault morals charges filed by Hampden Township police. His wife, Katie, is with him.
The co-owner of Z's Karate Studio in Hampden Township was arraigned today on charges that he had a sexual relationship with a female karate student, court documents state.
Michael Zrncic, 32, a math teacher at Cedar Cliff High School, faces charges including indecent assault, corruption of minors, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and aggravated indecent assault.
Zrncic, of the 900 block of Lancelot Avenue, Upper Allen Township, surrendered to police at the office of District Judge Thomas A. Placey. He was released on $25,000 unsecured bail to await a preliminary hearing set for Oct. 3.
Zrncic's atttorney, Heidi Eakin, declined to comment on the charges. Eakin said her client will not be making any statements. In a statement released by the West Shore School District, spokeswoman Crista Foradori said officials have been made aware Zrncic was arrested and arraigned. Foradori said Zrncic has been out on leave since the school year began and has not been in class.
The district, she said, is continuing its own investigation. According to the probable-cause affidavit filed by Detective Sid Deyo, Zrncic and the girl were involved in sexual activity between February and March. Police said the encounters occurred at Zrncic's karate studio, which he operates with his wife, Katie, in the Eastgate Plaza on Simpson Ferry Road.
The girl told police she and Zrncic had sexual activity several times at the studio. Deyo said Zrncic and the girl also communicated using instant messaging and e-mails that were sexual in nature. Police began the investigation on April 15, after the girl's parents found out about the e-mails and messages and confronted Zrncic, the document states.
Karate instructor, math teacher charged in sex case
Published: Wednesday, September 10, 2008, 4:13 PM Updated: Tuesday, November 04, 2008, 2:33 PM
By Frank Cozzoli
Michael Zrncic, 32, Upper Allen Twp., co-owner of Z's Karate Studio, leaves the office of District Judge Thomas A. Placey after being arraigned today on sexual assault morals charges filed by Hampden Township police. His wife, Katie, is with him.
The co-owner of Z's Karate Studio in Hampden Township was arraigned today on charges that he had a sexual relationship with a female karate student, court documents state.
Michael Zrncic, 32, a math teacher at Cedar Cliff High School, faces charges including indecent assault, corruption of minors, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and aggravated indecent assault.
Zrncic, of the 900 block of Lancelot Avenue, Upper Allen Township, surrendered to police at the office of District Judge Thomas A. Placey. He was released on $25,000 unsecured bail to await a preliminary hearing set for Oct. 3.
Zrncic's atttorney, Heidi Eakin, declined to comment on the charges. Eakin said her client will not be making any statements. In a statement released by the West Shore School District, spokeswoman Crista Foradori said officials have been made aware Zrncic was arrested and arraigned. Foradori said Zrncic has been out on leave since the school year began and has not been in class.
The district, she said, is continuing its own investigation. According to the probable-cause affidavit filed by Detective Sid Deyo, Zrncic and the girl were involved in sexual activity between February and March. Police said the encounters occurred at Zrncic's karate studio, which he operates with his wife, Katie, in the Eastgate Plaza on Simpson Ferry Road.
The girl told police she and Zrncic had sexual activity several times at the studio. Deyo said Zrncic and the girl also communicated using instant messaging and e-mails that were sexual in nature. Police began the investigation on April 15, after the girl's parents found out about the e-mails and messages and confronted Zrncic, the document states.