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Stephannie Figueroa, 21, Orlando, Fl, sent nude photos to boy, 11, in her class

“I want to have sex with you,” she told him in one message inviting him to her 21st birthday party

The instructor at Next Gen Martial Arts studio was arrested for soliciting a minor and Lewd act


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An Orlando karate teacher, Stephannie Figueroa, 21,sent an 11-year-old boy in her class nude pictures and told him she wanted to have sex with him.
She faces charges of attempted lewd or lascivious conduct, solicitation and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, showing a minor obscene material and child abuse.

Stephannie Figueroa1.pngStephannie Figueroa, held without bond in Orange County jail, faces multiple sex crime charges

Figueroa and the boy  were using the messaging app Kik, police said. The boy’s mother opened the his Kik social messaging app on his phone last week and found Figueroa’s sick messages to him, according to a police report.  “I want to have sex with you,” she told him in one message inviting him to her 21st birthday party, investigators said.
“OK IDC,” the boy replied, using a shorthand for “I don’t care.”
Figueroa allegedly told the boy she, “could not wait for another sleep over at the karate school, so she could have sex with him in a hard way.”

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When the mother confronted the son, he admitted the karate instructor had been flirting with him and sending him photos of her private parts as well as full body nude photos.
Figueroa is accused of telling the boy she liked him, but did not make any advances until February.
During that time, alone with the student, Figueroa began sliding her hand on the boy’s thigh, police said. The boy said he told the instructor to stop.
She also told the boy she wanted to cuddle, but never did during the sleepover, police said.

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Figueroa began making advances on the boy in February, according to police. May have sent up tp 15 racy photos to the boy

Figueroa told the boy nobody else would be home during the party, according to police. Police said the two most recently communicated through Kik last Tuesday when she invited him over to her 21st birthday party and said she wanted to have sex with him.
Investigators said during the last three months, Figueroa sent 15 naked photos to the 11-year-old.
An image of Figueroa in a red karate uniform above a caption identifying her as a forms and weapons champion could be seen on a poster outside Next-Gen Xtreme Martial Arts on S. Goldenrod Rd. in a WFTV report on Figueroa’s arrest.

Stephannie Figueroa4.jpgImage of Figueroa identifying her as a forms and weapons champion

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A man who identified himself as the owner of the karate school told the TV station he didn’t find any evidence Figueroa may have tried to molest the boy at the facility when he checked his security cameras.
A video posted to YouTube showed Figueroa performing on the “night of champions” at the 2013 International Sport Karate Association’s annual U.S. Open tournament held at Disney World and broadcast nationally on ESPN. She explained how to toss and catch a sword in a video filmed at another tournament.

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Figueroa is an instructor at Next Gen Xtreme Martial Arts, Orlando

Figueroa was held without bond in Orange County jail and investigators believe she may have preyed on other children at the karate school, the Sentinel reported. Detectives asked anyone with information to contact the department.

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