Massive Breach of Trust
Posted by James in x In The NewsJul 28th, 2009 | 6 responsesGrimsby martial-arts teacher faces sex charges – accused of sexually interfering with female student
July 27, 2009
written by DANA BROWN
GRIMSBY – Niagara police have charged Shane Weaver, the owner of a martial arts studio (Shane Weaver’s Red Griffin Martial Arts Studio), with sexual exploitation in connection with an underage female.
Police said the 35-year-old man Grimsby man is also an instructor at the studio, which they are not currently naming because the investigation is ongoing. They said the girl is under 18 and the incident is alleged to have occurred while she was a student.
The man was arrested Saturday and was being held yesterday pending a bail hearing.
Police believe there may be more victims and anyone who has information or who has been victimized is asked to call Grimsby detectives at 905-688-4111 ext. 5403. Information can also be provided through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.
http://www.thespec.com/News/Local/article/607515
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Martial arts instructor accused of sexual exploitation
Posted By GRANT LaFLECHE/Sun Media
Updated 17 hours ago
GRIMSBY — A Grimsby martial arts teacher who speaks in public schools about the pitfalls of bullying is in police custody facing a sexual exploitation charge.
Shane Weaver, 35, was arrested without incident by Niagara Regional Police officers Saturday and remains in custody pending a bail hearing.
Police have released few details about their investigation into an incident which NRP spokeswoman Const. Jacquie Forgeron said happened between December 2005 and March 2006.
In that time a man and a 17-year-old girl had sexual contact, she said.
Forgeron said the man was a position of authority over the girl and because she was a minor at the time, it doesn’t matter if the contact was consentual or not and a charge of sexual exploitation can be laid.
Weaver operates Griffin Martial Arts on Christie Street in Grimsby.
In 2007, he won the business award of excellence from the Grimsby and District Chamber of commerce.
He has spoken to public school students about the dangers of bullying, often relating his own experiences of being picked on in school and then becoming a bully himself.
His talks to students detail how he used boxing and martial arts turn his life around after being arrested at the age of 10.
The guys almost 20 yrs older than this girl. Sick bastard.
I found his website: http://www.shaneweaver.com/
contact@shaveweaver.com if you want to email him. or phone him @ 905 309 5678.
His Studio is located @ 4 Christie Street in Grimbsy.
I'm a student of his…we're all so upset about this affair…but Sensei Shane is a good guy once you get to know him. This was a terrible shock.
A nice guy? I know him too and he is a slimeball jerk. All he tried to do since I've known him is sleep with my girlfriend, then lie about it
UPDATE AUGUST 2010
Martial arts teacher pleads guilty to harassing woman
Posted By Karena Walter, Standard Staff
Posted 4 days ago
A Grimsby martial arts teacher pleaded guilty to criminal harassment Friday, in a case involving a woman with whom he once had an intimate relationship.
Shane Weaver, 36, will be sentenced Sept. 20 after admitting he engaged in threatening conduct, causing the woman to fear for her safety.
Assistant Crown attorney Tom Jacob said the Smithville man, a black belt martial arts instructor, met the woman through his Christie St. school.
When she was 18, they began an intimate relationship that included taking sexually explicit photos with mutual knowledge and consent.
After the relationship was over, Weaver approached the woman on July 23, 2009 with a typed letter and the explicit photos, suggesting she’d have to meet him or her social status would be ruined.
She went to the police and Weaver acknowledged what had happened.
Police searched his computer and found a video presentation that contained threats to the woman, her status and her reputation. It contained photos of her in sexual poses.
Jacob made the letter an exhibit, as well as captions from a powerpoint presentation found on the computer.
“Given the history between the two, the letter tendered and the captions, it would cause (the woman) concern for her safety,” Jacob said.
The woman’s identity is protected under a publicaton ban imposed by the court.
Weaver was originally charged with sexual exploitation, because it was believed the woman was under 18. The charge is laid in cases involving minors whether the contact is consensual or not.
Weaver operates Red Griffin Martial Arts in Grimsby and won the business award of excellence from the chamber of commerce in 2007. He’s also given anti-bullying talks at public schools, talking about his experiences being bullied as a child and how he turned them into a positive.
Read:
http://mrjamesryan.com/2010/09/05/grimsby-martial-arts-instructor-shane-weaver-speaks-remorseful-or-bitter/