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Dojo instructors hear yelling next door — then stop a sexual assault, Texas cops say

Five dojo instructors stepped in to stop a man from sexually assaulting a woman, Texas deputies said. The man was arrested.
Five dojo instructors stepped in to stop a man from sexually assaulting a woman, Texas deputies said. The man was arrested. Photo by Harris County Sheriff’s Office on X

Five dojo instructors put their “training and discipline” to the test when they investigated yelling they heard coming from next door, Texas deputies said.

The instructors at Yong-In Tae Kwon Do dojo in Park Row soon found a man trying to sexually assault a woman in the back of a store, deputies said on X, formerly known as Twitter.

The “good Samaritans” stepped in, pulling the woman away from the man trying to assault her, Gonzalez said. The man is then accused of attacking the dojo instructors.

The dojo instructors pinned the man to the ground, holding him until deputies arrived, according to Gonzalez.

Deputies said they arrested the 19-year-old and charged him with attempted rape and unlawful detention.

Park Row is about a 20-mile drive west of Houston.

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This story was originally published June 24, 2024 at 2:40 PM with the headline "Dojo instructors hear yelling next door — then stop a sexual assault, Texas cops say."

Kate Linderman
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Kate Linderman covers national news for McClatchy’s real-time team. She reports on politics and crime and courts news in the Midwest. Kate is a 2023 graduate of DePaul University and is based in Chicago.
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