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Karate instructor sentenced for sexually assaulting a former student
By Emily-Erin Robinson Monday, April 18th 2016
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Karate instructor, Richard Perez has been sentenced to 6 months behind bars for sexually assaulting a former student.
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ROANOKE, COUNTY, Va. (WSET)- A judge sentenced a karate instructor to 6 months behind bars.
This sentence is after he pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a former student.
48 year old Richard Perez pleaded guilty to indecent liberties and carnal knowledge.
RELATED:Vinton Karate Teacher Accused of Raping Former Student
Several other charges were dropped in exchange for the plea.
Last June, police arrested Perez who was the owner of Perez Kenpo Karate.
According to the Roanoke County Police Department, the alleged victim in the case was a 15-year-old student who told investigators that Perez had sex with her multiple times in 2012.
Karate instructor sentenced for sexually assaulting a former student
By Emily-Erin Robinson Monday, April 18th 2016
Richard Perez.png
Karate instructor, Richard Perez has been sentenced to 6 months behind bars for sexually assaulting a former student.
tweet now!
ROANOKE, COUNTY, Va. (WSET)- A judge sentenced a karate instructor to 6 months behind bars.
This sentence is after he pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a former student.
48 year old Richard Perez pleaded guilty to indecent liberties and carnal knowledge.
RELATED:Vinton Karate Teacher Accused of Raping Former Student
Several other charges were dropped in exchange for the plea.
Last June, police arrested Perez who was the owner of Perez Kenpo Karate.
According to the Roanoke County Police Department, the alleged victim in the case was a 15-year-old student who told investigators that Perez had sex with her multiple times in 2012.
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Karate teacher accused of sexually assaulting former student
By The Associated Press June 19, 2015 8:59 am
HARDY, Va. (AP) — A Vinton karate instructor has been accused of sexually assaulting a former student.
Multiple news outlets report 48-year-old Richard Perez, the owner of Perez Kenpo Karate, was arrested Tuesday and charged with three counts of indecent liberties and three counts of carnal knowledge, all felonies.
Perez’s lawyer says he is not allowed to have unsupervised contact with minors while he waits for trial.
According to the Roanoke County Police Department, the victim in the case was a 15-year-old student who told investigators Perez had sex with her multiple times in 2012. A police spokeswoman says the offenses carried on into 2013, occurring at Perez’s residence in southwest Roanoke County, as well as multiple other locations around Roanoke, Roanoke County and Vinton.
Perez’s lawyer says Williams denies the claims.
Karate teacher accused of sexually assaulting former student
By The Associated Press June 19, 2015 8:59 am
HARDY, Va. (AP) — A Vinton karate instructor has been accused of sexually assaulting a former student.
Multiple news outlets report 48-year-old Richard Perez, the owner of Perez Kenpo Karate, was arrested Tuesday and charged with three counts of indecent liberties and three counts of carnal knowledge, all felonies.
Perez’s lawyer says he is not allowed to have unsupervised contact with minors while he waits for trial.
According to the Roanoke County Police Department, the victim in the case was a 15-year-old student who told investigators Perez had sex with her multiple times in 2012. A police spokeswoman says the offenses carried on into 2013, occurring at Perez’s residence in southwest Roanoke County, as well as multiple other locations around Roanoke, Roanoke County and Vinton.
Perez’s lawyer says Williams denies the claims.
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Vinton karate teacher accused of statutory rape
Richard Perez was arrested Tuesday in Vinton after a grand jury indicted him this month
WDBJ7 Reporter Nadine Maeser Nadine Maeser, [email protected]
POSTED: 05:10 PM EDT Jun 17, 2015 UPDATED: 07:30 PM EDT Jun 17, 2015
Vinton karate school owner accused of raping a child
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ROANOKE CO., Va. -
A Vinton karate school owner and instructor is in jail and accused of raping one of his former students.
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Richard Perez was arrested Tuesday in Vinton. He is charged with multiple counts of indecent liberties with a child under the age of 15 and statutory rape.
According to the Roanoke County Police Department, the victim in this case used to be one of his students. However, the incidents did not take place at Perez's karate school in Vinton.
We're told the victim recently came forward to investigators with the allegations and after further investigation, they moved forward with the charges.
The victim told investigators Perez raped her multiple times back in 2012.
We stopped by Perez’s karate studio, but the doors were locked. A woman, who would not identify herself, pulled into the parking and entered the store. She told WDBJ 7's Nadine Maeser she had "no comment" about his arrest.
Perez's lawyer reached out to WDBJ 7 on Wednesday. Mel Williams said his client "denies the claims."
Perez is expected in court Thursday morning.
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Vinton karate teacher accused of statutory rape
Richard Perez was arrested Tuesday in Vinton after a grand jury indicted him this month
WDBJ7 Reporter Nadine Maeser Nadine Maeser, [email protected]
POSTED: 05:10 PM EDT Jun 17, 2015 UPDATED: 07:30 PM EDT Jun 17, 2015
Vinton karate school owner accused of raping a child
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ROANOKE CO., Va. -
A Vinton karate school owner and instructor is in jail and accused of raping one of his former students.
More from WDBJ7.com
Richard Perez was arrested Tuesday in Vinton. He is charged with multiple counts of indecent liberties with a child under the age of 15 and statutory rape.
According to the Roanoke County Police Department, the victim in this case used to be one of his students. However, the incidents did not take place at Perez's karate school in Vinton.
We're told the victim recently came forward to investigators with the allegations and after further investigation, they moved forward with the charges.
The victim told investigators Perez raped her multiple times back in 2012.
We stopped by Perez’s karate studio, but the doors were locked. A woman, who would not identify herself, pulled into the parking and entered the store. She told WDBJ 7's Nadine Maeser she had "no comment" about his arrest.
Perez's lawyer reached out to WDBJ 7 on Wednesday. Mel Williams said his client "denies the claims."
Perez is expected in court Thursday morning.