Friday, April 11, 2014

Martial arts instructor Triantafilos "Terry" Tottas charged with molesting student, 8, in Chicago suburb - CBS News

A taekwondo instructor has been charged with molesting an 8-year-old student, reports CBS Chicago.

Prosecutors said that, on three occasions, 61-year-old Triantafilos "Terry" Tottas kissed, fondled, and groped a boy who took lessons at his taekwondo studio in Skokie, Ill., a suburb of Chicago. Tottas allegedly told the 8-year-old victim to keep what he was doing "a secret," according to the station.

CBS Chicago reports that, until February, Tottas also taught taekwondo classes at Chicago's South Loop Elementary School. The school is warning parents about the incident, but says that the alleged molestation did not involve a student of theirs, and did not take place on school grounds.

"We are very concerned about the allegations," said a statement released by the principal of South Loop Elementary. "I'm working with CPS [Child Protective Services] to decide our next steps."

Martial arts instructor Triantafilos "Terry" Tottas charged with molesting student, 8, in Chicago suburb - CBS News

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