COLORADO SPRINGS | An ex-Colorado Springs taekwondo instructor has been sentenced to more than three years in prison after being convicted of molesting a teen and trying to grope another.
The Colorado Springs Gazette reported Tuesday that 45-year-old Glenn Allen Lainfiesta was convicted in March of sexual offenses against the ex-students at Academy of Life and Leadership Taekwondo, where Lainfiesta coached.
The victims testified that Lainfiesta pinned one of them and subjected them to unwanted touching and sexual talk at a 2017 sleepover.
Judge Larry E. Schwartz said he ruled out community-based supervision because Lainfiesta continues to assert his innocence, despite the boys’ convincing testimony.
The academy is owned by Barb Kunkel, an eight-time U.S. National Team member.
USA Taekwondo has been the center of multiple sexual abuse allegations brought by former athletes.
