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Las Vegas martial arts instructor convicted of child sexual abuse
Marc Scott Gitelman, 50, will be sentenced Oct. 26 in Los Angeles County Superior Court on his September conviction of three felony charges related to sex abuse of children. He faces up to 4 years and 8 months in state prison and will have to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.
Marc Scott Gitelman, 50, will be sentenced Oct. 26 in Los Angeles County Superior Court on his September conviction of three felony charges related to sex abuse of children. He faces up to 4 years and 8 months in state prison and will have to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.
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Published: 10/18 3:05 pm
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Updated: 10/18 5:44 pm
LOS ANGELES (KSNV News3LV) -- A 50-year-old Las Vegas Taekwondo instructor was convicted last month of sexually abusing female students in California and Nevada.
Marc Scott Gitelman was found guilty Sept. 8 of three felony counts after a two-week jury trial, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney's office.
The counts included oral copulation of a person under 18, unlawful sexual intercourse and lewd act upon a child.
The defendant faces up to four years and eight months in state prison when he is scheduled to be sentenced Oct. 26 in Department L of the Los Angeles County Superior Court, Pomona Branch. Gitelman also will have to register as a sex offender for life.
Deputy District Attorney Kelsey McKeever-Unger, who prosecuted the case, said at the time of the crimes, Gitelman was a top-ranked Taekwondo instructor. He had his own school and taught at several community centers and at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
According to the prosecutor, between 2007 and 2013, Gitelman traveled with students for tournaments throughout California and Nevada.
In May 2010, as well as September and October of 2011, the defendant sexually molested two female students at separate times in Los Angeles County, the prosecutor said. Their ages ranged between 15
and 16 years old.
In January 2014, two of the victims filed a complaint about Gitelman and the sexual abuse with USA Taekwondo, the national governing body for the sport in the United States.
Several months later, the same victims and a third additional victim notified authorities about the sexual assaults.
After the victims’ accounts, authorities located Gitelman in Nevada and he was arrested.
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Las Vegas martial arts instructor convicted of child sexual abuse
Marc Scott Gitelman, 50, will be sentenced Oct. 26 in Los Angeles County Superior Court on his September conviction of three felony charges related to sex abuse of children. He faces up to 4 years and 8 months in state prison and will have to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.
Marc Scott Gitelman, 50, will be sentenced Oct. 26 in Los Angeles County Superior Court on his September conviction of three felony charges related to sex abuse of children. He faces up to 4 years and 8 months in state prison and will have to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.
Posted by: Marvin Clemons
Email: [email protected]
Published: 10/18 3:05 pm
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Updated: 10/18 5:44 pm
LOS ANGELES (KSNV News3LV) -- A 50-year-old Las Vegas Taekwondo instructor was convicted last month of sexually abusing female students in California and Nevada.
Marc Scott Gitelman was found guilty Sept. 8 of three felony counts after a two-week jury trial, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney's office.
The counts included oral copulation of a person under 18, unlawful sexual intercourse and lewd act upon a child.
The defendant faces up to four years and eight months in state prison when he is scheduled to be sentenced Oct. 26 in Department L of the Los Angeles County Superior Court, Pomona Branch. Gitelman also will have to register as a sex offender for life.
Deputy District Attorney Kelsey McKeever-Unger, who prosecuted the case, said at the time of the crimes, Gitelman was a top-ranked Taekwondo instructor. He had his own school and taught at several community centers and at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
According to the prosecutor, between 2007 and 2013, Gitelman traveled with students for tournaments throughout California and Nevada.
In May 2010, as well as September and October of 2011, the defendant sexually molested two female students at separate times in Los Angeles County, the prosecutor said. Their ages ranged between 15
and 16 years old.
In January 2014, two of the victims filed a complaint about Gitelman and the sexual abuse with USA Taekwondo, the national governing body for the sport in the United States.
Several months later, the same victims and a third additional victim notified authorities about the sexual assaults.
After the victims’ accounts, authorities located Gitelman in Nevada and he was arrested.
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Judge sends taekwondo instructor to prison for sexually abusing girls
Matt Hamilton Matt Hamilton Contact Reporter
A taekwondo instructor was sentenced Monday to more than four years in state prison after a Pomona jury convicted him of sexually abusing children.
Marc Scott Gitelman, 50, was also ordered to register as a lifetime sex offender, according to the sentence handed down by Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Bruce Marrs.
Gitelman taught students at community centers in the Las Vegas area as well as the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, according to the L.A. County district attorney’s office.
He also traveled to various locales across California and Nevada for taekwondo tournaments, and in 2010 and 2011 he traveled to the L.A. area, where he molested two girls between the ages of 15 and 16, prosecutors said.
The two girls lodged a formal complaint in early 2014 with USA Taekwondo, the governing body overseeing the sport in the U.S., prosecutors said.
Shortly after, those girls and a third victim came forward and informed police of the abuse.
FBI investigating suspicious package at LAX, reportedly sent from Florida inmate
FBI investigating suspicious package at LAX, reportedly sent from Florida inmate
A jury convicted Gitelman on Sept. 8 of multiple felony counts including oral copulation of a minor, unlawful sexual intercourse and lewd actions upon a child, prosecutors said.
For breaking news in California, follow @MattHjourno.
Judge sends taekwondo instructor to prison for sexually abusing girls
Matt Hamilton Matt Hamilton Contact Reporter
A taekwondo instructor was sentenced Monday to more than four years in state prison after a Pomona jury convicted him of sexually abusing children.
Marc Scott Gitelman, 50, was also ordered to register as a lifetime sex offender, according to the sentence handed down by Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Bruce Marrs.
Gitelman taught students at community centers in the Las Vegas area as well as the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, according to the L.A. County district attorney’s office.
He also traveled to various locales across California and Nevada for taekwondo tournaments, and in 2010 and 2011 he traveled to the L.A. area, where he molested two girls between the ages of 15 and 16, prosecutors said.
The two girls lodged a formal complaint in early 2014 with USA Taekwondo, the governing body overseeing the sport in the U.S., prosecutors said.
Shortly after, those girls and a third victim came forward and informed police of the abuse.
FBI investigating suspicious package at LAX, reportedly sent from Florida inmate
FBI investigating suspicious package at LAX, reportedly sent from Florida inmate
A jury convicted Gitelman on Sept. 8 of multiple felony counts including oral copulation of a minor, unlawful sexual intercourse and lewd actions upon a child, prosecutors said.
For breaking news in California, follow @MattHjourno.