Wednesday, January 9, 2013
The karate instructor was charged with indecency-fondling in May 2012.
Last week a grand jury in Fort Worth Texas decided not to indict Eric Rossini on two counts of sexual indecency from May 2012. "Both cases were presented to a grand jury, which heard the evidence and the circumstances in this case and, on Jan. 3, 2013, made a decision not to indict, which concludes this matter," Melody McDonald, a public information officer in Tarrant County Texas, said. Grand jury proceedings are by law kept private, but during the summer Rossini's attorney argued that the the charges were the result of a custody battle gone bad. Rossini also faced charges in Westborough District Court as a fugitive from justice, but those charges were also dropped. Rossini, a Grafton resident, owns MassDojo in Shrewsbury.
Friday, July 27, 2012
A Westborough District Court judge dropped a local charge against MassDojo owner Eric Rossini.
MassDojo Owner Eric Rossini was back in court and a local judge dropped the fugitive from justice charge against him stemming from sexual assault charges from Texas. Eric P. Rossini, 41, of 74 Crosby Road, Grafton, was arrested in May and charged with faces two counts of indecency with a child by sexual contact, according to Tiara Ellis Richard, media relations coordinator for the Arlington Police Department and was placed under house arrest. He was back in court this week and Judge Vito Virzi dropped the fugitive from justice charge, according to the Telegram.com. The alleged victim is a 13-year-old girl and a family member, according to the Texas police. At the time of his arrest in May, he was ordered to stay away from children under 18…
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012
MassDojo Owner Eric Rossini is facing indecent assault charges on a minor in Texas.
Eric Rossini, owner of MassDojo in Shrewsbury and a Grafton resident, faced a judge in Texas on two counts of indecent assault on a minor charges. On Friday, Judge Vito Virzi of Westborough District Court released Rossini into the custody of his parents, so he could face the charges. Rossini, 41, of 74 Crosby Rd., Grafton, was arrested in May by Grafton police and charged with being a fugitive from justice. Paul Jarvey, spokesperson from the Worcester County District Attorney's Office, said he was scheduled to fly to Dallas, TX, on Sunday for the purpose of surrendering to authorities in Arlington on Tuesday. "He was supposed to post a $20,000 bond and will return to Massachusetts today," Jarvey said. The alleged victim is a 12-year-old …
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Friday, June 29, 2012
Grafton resident Eric Rossini, owner of MassDojo in Shrewsbury, was in court to face sexual assault charges against a family member.
Anthony Salerno, Eric Rossini's attorney, says his client's case is a custody battle gone very wrong. "Eric's ex-wife wanted to take the kids away from him in Massachusetts and then this case was filed against him in Texas, where she was at the time," said Salerno who was in Westborough District Court Thursday morning with Rossini, the owner of MassDojo. Rossini, a Grafton resident, was arrested in May on a fugitive from justice warrant out of Arlington, TX. Rossini faces two counts of indecency with a child by sexual contact, according to Tiara Ellis Richard, media relations coordinator for the Arlington, TX, Police Department. After his arraignment in May, Rossini posted bail and was placed under house arrest. Salerno said Rossini wants …
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Supporters are looking to band together during Rossini's upcoming court hearing on Thursday.
MassDojo owner Eric Rossini is due back in court on Thursday for a hearing on sex charges stemming from an incident with a minor in Arlington, TX. Rossini, 41, of Eric Rossini, 41, of 74 Crosby Rd., Grafton, was arrested in May by Grafton police and charged with being a fugitive from justice. A warrant was issued in May for outstanding charges of two counts of indecency with a child by sexual contact, according to the Arlington Police Department. Paul Jarvey, spokesperson for the Worcester County District Attorney's Office said that Rossini has not waived extradition as of yet, so Texas would have to go through the process of extraditing him to face charges. The alleged victim is a 12-year-old girl and a family member, according to the …
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Thursday, May 31, 2012
Eric Rossini's mother is helping to run the business.
Classes have continued at MassDojo in Shrewsbury after criminal charges were filed by the Arlington Texas Police Department against the owner, Eric Rossini, for two counts of indecency with a child by sexual contact. Noreen Rossini, Eric's mother, is helping to run the dojo while Rossini faces charges and is ordered to stay away from children under the age of 18. "The dojo is being run by committee," Rossini said. "We have some dedicated parents who are helping out and Eric is working closely with the instructors and continuing to do administrative duties." Rossini said she cannot comment on the pending court case, but she is thankful for the support of the MassDojo community. "We want to maintain the excellence the students are used to …
Stay calm and encourage open communication, a child psychiatrist says.
In the eyes of the Arlington, Tex. police department, Eric Rossini is a man looking at charges of sexually assaulting a child. He faces two counts of indecency with a child by sexual contact for an alleged incident that happened last summer in Texas. His alleged victim is a 13-year-old family member. But for many area parents and their children, the Grafton resident and owner of MassDojo in Shrewsbury was their beloved teacher, a man they looked up to. So now what do they tell their children about him? The answer depends on the age of the child and the parenting style of the adult, said Dr. Peter Metz, clinical professor of psychiatry and pediatrics at the University of Massachusetts Medical School and a child psychiatrist at UMass …
Thursday, May 24, 2012
He has been in court twice before this year.
Eric Rossini, the Grafton resident and Shrewsbury karate school owner facing sex crimes charges related to a 13-year-old, has been in court twice before during the past year. His previous charges include assault and battery and intimidating a witness in a domestic violence case and illegally taking a cell phone image of a police officer who was giving him a citation. Rossini, 41, of 74 Crosby Rd., Grafton, was arrested by Grafton police on Saturday and charged with being a fugitive from justice. He is the owner of MassDojo in Shrewsbury. The warrant was issued Friday and relates to outstanding charges he faces in Arlington, Tex. Rossini faces two counts of indecency with a child by sexual contact, according to Tiara Ellis Richard, media …
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Extradition process has begun for Eric Rossini.
The alleged victim of a Grafton man charged with sex crimes in Texas is a family member, Arlington, Texas police said today. Eric Rossini, 41, of 74 Crosby Rd., Grafton, was arrested by Grafton police on Saturday and charged with being a fugitive from justice. The warrant was issued Friday and relates to the outstanding charges he faces in Arlington, Texas. Rossini faces two counts of indecency with a child by sexual contact, according to Tiara Ellis Richard, media relations coordinator for the Arlington Police Department. Efforts to extradite Rossini to Arlington to face the charges there began this morning, she said. Richard refused to identify the family relationship to protect the identity of the alleged victim, who is 13, Richard said…
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A local karate instructor was arrested and charged on sexual assault charges of a minor.
A local karate instructor is facing two sexual assault charges of a minor out of Arlington, TX, according to Ch. 5, WCVB in Boston. Eric Rossini, 41, of 74 Crosby Rd., Grafton, was arrested by Grafton police on Saturday and charged with being a fugitive from justice, according to Ch. 5. He was charged with two counts of sexual assault of a minor after an incident was reported that occurred in Arlington, TX. The alleged victim is a 12-year-old girl. Rossini is the owner of MassDojo in Shrewsbury and he was arraigned in Westborough District Court on Monday. He was held on $25,000 bail and ordered to stay away from children under 18, according to Ch. 5. The incident allegedly occurred in July 2011 where a karate tournament took place in Texas…
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The terrible, elusive Truth
9:55 pm on Monday, June 17, 2013
He is the size of a prepubescent girl so it's no wonder he has a Napolean complex. It's too bad he hides behind the robe and takes advantage of children as a manipulative adult. For sure, the truth will be revealed over time as the Community of Grafton shuns him and sends him into hiding. Surely the dojo is failing with this slug running the show. He still doesn't address how the Probate case … more ›