FORMER KIDS TENNIS PRO CONVICTED ON MULTIPLE COUNTS OF SEXUAL CRIMES AGAINST A STUDENT
" Terry Y. Kuo Will Most Likely Spend The Rest Of His Life In New Jersey State Prison For The Year-Long Sexual Assault Of A Former Tennis Student."
Thursday, October 5, 2023, 10:45 A.M. ET. By Jennifer Hodges: Englebrook Independent News,
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FREEHOLD, NJ.- A 32-Year-Old Former Youth Tennis Instructor has been Convicted of Multiple Charges of Sexual Crimes that he Committed against a Student over the course of a year, Starting when the Girl was Twelve Years of Age.
According to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago, Following a Two-Week Trial before The Honorable Jill G. O'Malley, Presiding Judge of The Criminal Divison for Monmouth County State Superior Court. A Jury returned Guilty Vertics against Terry Y. Kou, 32, of Colts Neck, New Jersey.
The Conviction stems from an investigation that began after one of Mr. Kuo's Tennis Students reported that he Engaged in Various Instances of Sexual Misconduct on numerous occasions from August 2016 and continued through November 2017. A subsequent investigation by Members of The Marlboro Township Police Department, The Monmouth County Prosector's Office Special Victims Bureau, and The Computer Crimes Unit resulted in the Recovery of Digital Files containing Child Sexual Abuse Material on Mr. Kuo's Electronic Devices, as well as Evidence of Sexual Crimes committed against the Girl.
At Trial, The State presented Digital and Physical Evidence, as well as Witness Testimony, including from the now 19-Year-Old Girl. The State proved that Kuo showered the Girl with Gifts such as Expensive Electronics, Jewelry, Designer Clothing, and Accessories while coercing her to Engage in Sexual Activity with him.
Kuo was Arrested in Marlboro Township in November 2017 and was initially Indicted in February 2018. Superseding Indictments were Filed upon discovery and review of additional evidence, in December 2018 and January 2023, before the Trial began in late September.
The Jury found Kuo Guilty of Two Counts of First Degree Aggravated Sexual Assault; First Degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child by Way of Manufacturing Child Sexual Abuse Material; First Degree Kidnapping; Three Counts of Second Degree Sexual Assault; Second Degree Child Endangerment by Way of Manufacturing Child Sexual Abuse Material; Third Degree Aggravated Criminal Sexual Contact; Third Degree Possession of Child Pornography; Third Degree Child Endangerment by Way of Engaging in Sexual Conduct; Third Degree Obscenity; Fourth Degree Criminal Sexual Contact; and Fourth Degree Conspiracy to Commit Evidence Tampering.
"The conduct of this defendant, so thoroughly outlined by our prosecutors during the course of his trial, was nearly incomprehensibly manipulative and predatory," Prosecutor Santiago said. "We sincerely thank the jury for carefully weighing the facts and reaching the appropriate conclusion."
Sentencing in the matter has been Scheduled for Friday, December 1, 2023, at which time Mr. Kuo will face the potential of spending the rest of his life in New Jersey State Prison.
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