A martial arts instructor was arrested at his place of business shortly before noon Wednesday by detectives from the Sheriff’s Special Victims Bureau for inappropriately touching a minor child.
Lt. Mark Hershey of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s station said that Dante Lusica, 64, was arrested on suspicion of committing a sex crime against an 8-year-old female who was a student at TaeKwonDo Center, USA on Bouquet Canyon Road.
He is being held in lieu of $250,000 bail and was scheduled to appear in court Friday.
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Lusica, who is listed on the center’s website as Grandmaster Dr. Dan Lusica, is the President of the PanAm Chung Do Kwan TaeKwon Do Foundation and holds a 9th degree black belt. According to the site, he developed the first TaeKwonDo afterschool program for developmentally challenged children.
Detectives are investigating the incident and would like to hear from anyone with information regarding the case or those who may be considered additional victims. Contact Detective Richard Simmons at 661-799-5809.