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Molest charges for martial arts champ, teacher By Michelle Durand
A Brazilian martial arts champion who runs a Half Moon Bay jiu jitsu
studio drank beer with four boys, including three students, and gave
them inappropriate massages, according to prosecutors.
Joao Pierini, 35, is accused of contributing to the delinquency of a
minor, annoying a child under 18, sexual battery and lewd and
lascivious behavior, said Half Moon Bay Police Chief Ike Ortiz.
Pierini was charged Jan. 8 with one felony and eight misdemeanors, said
Chief Deputy District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe.
He pleaded not guilty and asked for a court-appointed attorney. He
returns Jan. 19 for a preliminary hearing and remains in custody in
lieu of $500,00 bail.
If convicted, he faces about three years in prison, he said.
The investigation is ongoing but police believe they have identified
all the victims, Ortiz said.
On Dec. 15, four boys ages 15 to 17 ran into Pierini at a local
Starbucks coffee shop, Wagstaffe said.
Three are students and the fourth a friend.