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BJJ Coach Juan Miguel Figueroa-Ball Jailed For Eight Years After SA On Free Trial Student

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October 15, 2026

Juan Miguel Figueroa-Ball, a 44-year-old instructor at Ceres Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, was sentenced to eight years in prison at Reading Crown Court on October 8 for sexually assaulting a woman who had come in for a free trial class. He had invited the woman to a complimentary one-to-one introductory session at his studio. On July 21, […]

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