Jury acquits jiujitsu coach of sex charges

From: Daily Breeze | Date: December 20, 2002| Author: NIX | Copyright information

y By Denise Nix

A federal jury has acquitted a South Bay jiujitsu expert of having sex with a teenage girl he coached at out-of-state tournaments.

Thursday's verdict ended a saga for Ryan Gregg, 27, that began with him becoming a fugitive in July 2001 after the then-15-year-old girl told sheriff's deputies he had sex with her in Rancho Palos Verdes.

"Obviously, we're thrilled, and Mr. Gregg was thrilled that the jury has seen fit to acquit him," said Gregg's attorney, Leon...