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North Attleborough karate teacher accused of having sex with 13-year-old

ATTLEBOROUGH, Mass. — A North Attleborough karate instructor is accused of having sex with a teen at his house and the YMCA.

Prosecutors say Corey Ruel admitted to repeatedly having sex with the 13-year-old girl during the past eight months.

Police learned Monday that Corey Ruel's mother Nancy, had told someone, who later tipped off police, that her son was having sex with a 13-year-old girl.

"Nancy Ruel told [the witness] that Corey Ruel had confessed to the relationship because Corey was concerned [the girl] was pregnant with his child,” according to the report.

Police questioned Corey Ruel and he allegedly admitted to having sex with the girl less than 12 times. He said the sex always occurred at his home on Ananwan Road.

All of the alleged encounters happened when the girl's parents thought she was baby-sitting Ruel's children, Ruel reportedly told police.

The 13-year-old girl told police that she met Ruel while taking Taekwondo classes at the YMCA. The police report says she told police that they began having sex in November and had engaged in intercourse at least 20 times.

The girl said they had sex "...two to three times in the racquetball courts downstairs” of the YMCA, according to the report.

Forty-year-old Corey Ruel is charged with five counts of Aggravated Statutory Rape and Abuse of a Child.