State Police in Clarion have arrested 48-year-old Leo A. Lefay, former owner of Clarion Mixed Martial Arts Academy, on multiple felony charges related to the alleged sexual assault of a teenage student in 2018.
ExploreJeffersonPA.com reports that investigators say the abuse occurred during private training sessions, escalating from inappropriate touching to more serious assaults. The victim left the academy in May 2018 but briefly returned before permanently quitting. Lefay was arraigned on February 26, 2025, and remains in Clarion County Jail on $25,000 bail.
A preliminary hearing is set for March 18.
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