An MMA coach from Illinois has been arrested on charges of sexual assault and sexual abuse of a minor, according to Tri State Public Radio. The charges are in regard to three different incidents of a similar nature.
Beau W. Admire, 42, is an MMA coach and a personal trainer at Badger Combatives in Galesburg, Illinois was arrested on charges of two counts of criminal sexual assault and one count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. Admire is charged with three separate incidents involving the alleged charges.
The 42-year-old, who fought professionally in MMA (1-4), is accused of engaging in acts of sexual penetration and sexual misconduct with a minor. The fact that makes it worse is that he did it from a position of authority and trust, as an MMA coach and personal trainer.
The MMA coach later posted bail but is expected to appear before the court on December 2 to plead his case. All three charges are Class 1 felonies, meaning he could get up to 15 years in Illinois.
Ironically, the MMA coach said in an old interview that his goal was to make Galesburg safer for young people:
“We live in scary times and Galesburg and the surrounding areas are no exception to this,” said Admire. “We teach a realistic self defense system for real world situations. We train all of our students in boxing and kickboxing style striking. We drill many different self defense scenarios for the student to learn how to deal with these possible situations. This builds confidence in our students and helps prepare them for possible threats.”
Law enforcement started investigating in September after many former students claimed that Admire was acting favorably and inappropriately towards female students. This includes sending flirty text messages, according to one of the victims, who also claimed the MMA coach tried to lure her into a room alone with him.
Another victim accused Admire of asking her to spend a week at his house so that he could help with her weight cut.
A third victim claimed that the MMA coach would intentionally enter weird positions when grappling with girls that had nothing to do with actual grappling whereas a fourth complaint accused the MMA coach of being mentally, physically, and sexually abusive during a relationship that yielded two children.
