HMB martial arts instructor pleads “no contest” to child molestation

The County Times is reporting that the Half Moon Bay Brazilian martial arts teacher arrested for child molestation of four boys has plead no contest and faces two years in prison.

Joao Pierini, 35, pleaded no contest to one count of felony lewd acts upon a minor and three counts of misdemeanor child molestation, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office.