A man convicted of molesting a young karate student will not return to jail, even though a Bronx judge ruled the offender would be unable to stop abusing young boys, said a New York Criminal Lawyer. The convicted sex offender abused a 10-year-old child while working as a martial arts instructor. When he was released from jail, the Attorney General’s office attempted to put him into civil confinement.
A Bronx jury ruled the man, 48, did not show any signs of mental illness. He was set free and currently resides in an upstate halfway group home. “(The convicted sex offender) has a mental disorder, pedophilia, and that he has serious difficulty controlling his unlawful conduct,” an Acting Supreme Court Judge informed a New York Criminal Lawyer.
The judge is unable to put aside the jury’s verdict, nor he can order a new trial, due to loopholes in a 2007 state mental hygiene law. New York Criminal Lawyers have confirmed that the prosecutors intend to appeal the case.
The 48-year-old man has been on probation for indecent exposure and attempting to disrobe two young boys in 1991. He also forced a boy to perform sex acts on him after martial arts classes. He pled guilty and was released earlier this year.
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