
Eric Protas - Karate Instructor & Child Molester
Eric Protas, 38, of La Mesa, faces a maximum of 48 years in prison when sentenced in El Cajon Superior Court on April 28. Protas, the owner of the Allied Gardens School of Martial Arts, pleaded guilty to 29 counts of performing a lewd act on a child, including oral copulation and s-d-my, said Deputy District Attorney John Philpott. No plea bargain was made in the case. Ref. Source 2