SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) — A longtime San Jose taekwondo instructor who molested two of his students dodged jailtime and will be allowed to continue coaching children at his martial arts studio. Andrew Suh, 37, was sentenced on Monday by a Santa Clara County Superior Court judge.
Suh is a taekwondo master and owns TAEMA Taekwondo. He previously pleaded no contest to misdemeanor child molestation in exchange for the court dropping felony charges.
Judge Panteha Saban ordered Suh to register as a sex offender for 10 years and complete a sex offender treatment program. He can continuing coaching children at his martial arts studio if an adult is present, she said. “You must notify the students and parents of your registration status,” Saban told Suh in court Monday morning.
The judge also imposed a criminal protective order barring Suh from contacting the victims. He received two-months credit for time served under house arrest.
The victims, who are sisters and were 15 years old at the time of the abuse, spoke at Suh’s sentencing hearing. Both sisters told Judge Saban that the abuse began with grooming that escalated into sexual abuse over time.