Thursday, January 5, 2012
Thomas Donahue, 52, of Lexington, is charged with indecent assault and battery on a child under the age of 14, child enticement, reckless endangerment of a child and kidnapping.
Updated at 10:52 a.m. An Arlington karate coach who confessed to indecently assaulting a 7-year-old girl at his studio appeared briefly in court Thursday and was rescheduled for Jan. 20. Thomas Donahue, 52, of Lexington, is charged with indecent assault and battery on a child under the age of 14, child enticement, reckless endangerment of a child and kidnapping. He is the founder of T&P Martial Arts in Arlington, where authorities say the crime took place. On Thursday morning, he was scheduled for a pretrial conference at Middlesex Superior Court in Woburn. He was in court briefly. Due to a scheduling conflict, the hearing was moved to Jan. 20 at 9 a.m. Donahue was arraigned in Middlesex Superior Court on Dec 1. He was first arrested on …
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Friday, December 2, 2011
Thomas Donahue, 52, of Lexington, is accused of molesting a young female student at T&P Martial Arts in Arlington.
A former Arlington karate coach was arraigned in Middlesex Superior Court Thursday on charges he indecently assaulted a young female student at his studio. Thomas Donahue, 52, of Lexington, faces charges of indecent assault and battery on a person under 14 and enticement of a child. On Thursday, his bail was set at $10,000 with conditions he wears a GPS bracelet, has no contact with the victim or children under 16 and is only allowed in his karate studio before 2 p.m., when children are not present. He is the founder of T&P Martial Arts in Arlington, where authorities say the crime took place. Donahue was first arrested on Aug. 25, arraigned in Cambridge District Court and released on $10,000 cash bail. He was indicted by a Middlesex Grand…
Friday, August 26, 2011
Thomas Donahue, 52, of Lexington, is under home arrest after posting $10,000 cash bail.
An Arlington karate coach charged with indecently assaulting a young girl at his studio has confessed to the crime, a prosecutor said Friday morning. Thomas Donahue, 52, of Lexington, is charged with indecent assault and battery on a child under the age of 14, child enticement, reckless endangerment of a child and kidnapping. He is the founder of T&P Martial Arts in Arlington, where authorities say the crime took place. In court Friday morning, Assistant District Attorney Deborah Bercovitch said Donahue gave Arlington Police a “full confession” of the crime. Donahue, who was released Thursday after posting $10,000 cash bail, will be put under home arrest starting Friday and have a GPS tracking bracelet put on next week. Bercovitch asked …
Weather, a karate coach charged with indecently assaulting a child and more to know this Friday.
Good morning, Arlington! Here are five things you need to know today: 1. Weather: Expect a warm and sunny day, followed by a partly cloudy evening. High temperatures could reach 82 degrees with an overnight low of 65 degrees. 2. In case you missed it: An Arlington-based karate coach was arrested Thursday on charges that he indecently assaulted one of his students, officials said. Thomas Donahue, 52, of Lexington, is scheduled for an arraignment in Cambridge District Court this Friday. 3. Patch Picks: Each week, Arlington Patch highlights editor and reader picks of great local businesses, destinations, services, organizations, ways to spend a day off and more in our Thursday feature called Patch Picks. This week, you nominated five great …
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Thomas Donahue, 52, of Lexington, was arrested early Thursday afternoon.
An Arlington-based karate coach was arrested Thursday on charges that he indecently assaulted one of his students, officials said. Thomas Donahue, 52, of Lexington, was arrested by the Arlington and Lexington police departments this afternoon after a traffic stop near the split between the two towns. According to a statement from the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office, Donahue coached karate to the victim, who was 7 years old at the time. Donahue allegedly asked the victim to stay and come to his office after class to help him remove his leg brace. DA's Office spokesperson Cara O'Brien said Donahue taught at T&P Martial Arts. According to Arlington Patch's business directory, Donahue is the founder of the school. A call to the school …
james martell
11:32 pm on Wednesday, August 31, 2011
When i heard this awful news from a close friend of mine who for twenty years worked as karate instructer. Who has been a friend of mine for decades we were also friends with the accused tom donnahue. My friend who was employed for the owner and than let go for a reason that made no sense except i could only see as a betrayal of friendship.A friend or so called friend who had just ngot married … more ›