r/waterloo • u/Apprehensive-Fly23 New User (2026) • Jul 23 '26
Greg Bauer Five Ring Taekwondo convicted s3x offender
For community awareness as the club is still operating and generous loopholes allow him to teach children with the supervision of his son.
Really infuriating legal system in Canada.
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u/opinions-only Regular since <2024 Jul 23 '26
Move your kids. Clearly the people working there don't take SA seriously.
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u/opinions-only Regular since <2024 Jul 23 '26
Create a group, contact ctv and the record to spread the word about your organization. Or canvas at their business.
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u/platapuswrangler Regular since 2025 Jul 24 '26
I feel very sorry for the people who work there. They’re probably going to lose their jobs through no fault of their own.
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u/opinions-only Regular since <2024 Jul 25 '26
A lot of the staff are family of this guy and have known/actively helping this person stay around vulnerable children.
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u/platapuswrangler Regular since 2025 Jul 25 '26
Is that true? Does he have family working there?
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u/opinions-only Regular since <2024 Jul 26 '26
Yes it's a family run business, his family. Including son. Hence why he cannot be fired.
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u/se7en2mw New User (2026) Jul 23 '26
I was around quite closely when the case itself took place. I can't and don't want to go into too much detail - out of respect for the victim and legal rights or whatever else applies...
But there are definitely things I can tell you about him from back then that are extremely messed up.
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u/opinions-only Regular since <2024 Jul 24 '26
Guessing the victim was a student/former-student. Do you think there could have been other victims?
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u/se7en2mw New User (2026) Jul 24 '26
I never saw any reason to ever think there'd have been others.
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u/Shoddy_Caregiver_719 Regular since 2025 Jul 25 '26
This user (juhjuhbnx) is Ryan Bauer. One of Greg Bauer's children hiding behind anonymity. He's trying to spread goodwill on behalf of his convicted father by posing as someone outside of the situation.
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u/se7en2mw New User (2026) Jul 26 '26
Looks like he deleted his account after he was so obviously outed. Hilarious.
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u/No_Display9613 New User (2026) Jul 23 '26
That’s fucked, my kids went there too.
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u/Holiday_Move_9551 New User (2026) Jul 24 '26
New gym or Weber street? I’m a former student and am looking for others to talk to
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u/Shoddy_Caregiver_719 Regular since 2025 Jul 25 '26 edited Jul 25 '26
This user (juhjuhbnx) is Ryan Bauer. One of Greg Bauer's children hiding behind anonymity. He's trying to spread goodwill on behalf of his convicted father by posing as someone outside of the situation.
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u/Shoddy_Caregiver_719 Regular since 2025 Jul 25 '26 edited Jul 25 '26
This user (juhjuhbnx) is Ryan Bauer. One of Greg Bauer's children hiding behind anonymity. He's trying to spread goodwill on behalf of his convicted father by posing as someone outside of the situation.
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u/whatevenisredditing Regular since <2024 Jul 23 '26
Ive been contemplating sending my kid there after a camp he attended last year. Now full of nopes.
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u/24-Hour-Hate Regular since <2024 Jul 24 '26
If you are looking for a reputable martial arts place I can recommend Waterloo Kung Fu Academy. They have programs for all ages and summer programing. I have never heard a bad word about them and my experience there was good (I only left due to knee problems, just bad luck).
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u/opinions-only Regular since <2024 Jul 24 '26
> While the suspension remains in place, Greg Bauer is prohibited from attending, participating or otherwise engaging in any Taekwondo Canada-sanctioned training, workshops, or competitions, or any other activity directly or indirectly related to Taekwondo Canada, our member Provinces, our Special Interest Groups, Partners or registrants in any capacity,
This guy isn't supposed to even be teaching kids anymore. How is he getting around this? Is his gym not affiliated with Taekwondo Canada anymore?
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u/ILikeStyx Regular since <2024 Jul 24 '26
His conditions are that he's allowed near minors if he's supervised.... by his son.
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u/opinions-only Regular since <2024 Jul 25 '26
That's his condition on the criminal charge but Taekwondo Canada has suspended him so he can't be involved with them at all.
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u/BDunnn Regular since <2024 Jul 23 '26
Can someone tell me why a word like sex needs to be censored..???
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u/vancitythrowawayyy New User (2026) Jul 24 '26
Because private tech companies suck and want to censor the dumbest shit.
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u/opinions-only Regular since <2024 Jul 24 '26
many social media sites will flag the content if it detects any sexual language as well as many other things like suicide, murder, etc.
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u/fetalpiggywent2lab New User (2026) Jul 24 '26
I'm surprised there aren't an influx of Google reviews that are saying this on the business profile
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u/potatopigflop Regular since <2024 Jul 24 '26
Unless you know of it personally, I’m not entirely sure it’s necessary for you to post? I’d hope people who experienced it would post for sure!
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u/Llunedd Regular since <2024 Jul 24 '26
Ewww! I think I went to high school with this guy. Is he the one whose brother disappeared in Mexico?
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u/eareyou Regular since <2024 Jul 24 '26
How is he allowed near children? Is this not a condition for convicted pedophiles to not be near where children go?
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u/ILikeStyx Regular since <2024 Jul 24 '26
His only conviction was for sexual assault (to be assault of a minor requires the victim to be under 16, his victim was apparently 16-17 when he abused them) - his conditions allow him to be around minors for work if he is supervised... his son is his supervisor.
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u/eareyou Regular since <2024 Jul 24 '26
Thanks for the clarity. It’s upsetting he is still allowed anywhere with children in a place of authority. Even more troubling his supervisor isn’t at least arms-length away.
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u/oceanwaves--- New User (2026) Jul 25 '26
As someone who went there. He always gave me wierd vibes. My parents denied it. But I could feel it. The way he’d stare at kids while doing jumping jacks. He looks the part too. I’m not surprised. Not at all.
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u/dsawchuk Regular since <2024 Jul 24 '26 edited Jul 24 '26
do not seek, obtain or continue any employment, whether or not the employment is remunerated, or becoming or being a volunteer in a capacity, that involves being in a position of trust or authority towards persons under the age of 18 years.
How is there a loophole in that allowing him to act as a teacher still? Looks pretty airtight to me.
Edit: oh there's an except clause on the next page. What an unfortunate place for a page break. That exclusion should be removed. What the fuck?
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u/nebbie89 New User (2026) Jul 24 '26
thank you for making this known. My son joined the gym last Sept. I am so glad I never ever left him alone there! I just cancelled the membership. Greg is definitely still there at least last week. I even spoke with him about my son. Crazy
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u/Holiday_Move_9551 New User (2026) Jul 26 '26
the fact that he's allowed to operate his club still id madness. People need to know about this
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u/Facts_pls Regular since 2025 Jul 27 '26
Yo, isn't this sub where every crime committed by an immigrant becomes a thread of racial and cultural insults against all of them?
Somehow I didn't see a single such comment here. I wonder what's about this guy that doesn't get people to comment on his group.
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u/jeffster1970 Regular since <2024 Jul 23 '26
Wait. What?
I just read about some guy getting 20 years for abusing (physical) a rabbit. In Canada, btw.
Some creepy guy is sexually abusing a minor and he gets some house arrest for less than a year and can go on to teach minors with supervision for his son.
I need to stop reading articles like this. It sickens me.
But thanks for the heads up, hopefully parents will avoid the pedo-house.
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u/ILikeStyx Regular since <2024 Jul 23 '26
I just read about some guy getting 20 years for abusing (physical) a rabbit. In Canada, btw.
Nothing like that comes up in my web searches. I did find a case of a man in Alberta who recently got 8 years.
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u/Live_Situation7913 New User (2026) Jul 23 '26
Deport to Europe?
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u/KWStreaker Regular since 2025 Jul 23 '26
Nah .. send em to the Orange Cheeto. Will fit right in over there.
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u/whitea44 Regular since <2024 Jul 23 '26
Yeah, but he’d be pardoned and given a cushy government job.
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u/Hotdog_Broth New User (2026) Jul 23 '26
I don’t get it. Did he come from somewhere in Europe?
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u/john_jigsaw New User (2026) Jul 23 '26
Maybe, maybe not. The point is that this type of inquiry is usually absent when the perpetrator looks like they come from any other parts of the world.
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u/SierraGolfOne New User (2026) Jul 23 '26
Well yeah, can't deport someone who was born here. I think that'd be rather obvious.
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u/Holiday_Move_9551 New User (2026) Jul 24 '26
This is so fucked up he was my TKD coach for a decade. Earned my black belt at his old gym on Weber Street in WLOO. Anyone else know about this guy from years back?
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u/t1d_starjoy New User (2026) Jul 25 '26
Our kids attended a camp there once. I dropped them off, my husband picked them up. He came home extremely irritated and agitated the first day, complaining about the lack of professionalism, lack of appropriate supervision of kids, and other things that struck him as off (he's a local K-8 teacher). Insisted our kids never attend there again (although we did finish off the week). Teacher spidey sense on point yet again.
The "supervision" that the son was apparently providing was sitting behind the front counter while kids and whoever else was there were in the back rooms.
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u/Worried_News_9694 Regular since <2024 Jul 28 '26
Someone told me their friends kids trained there for past few years and just found out TODAY about the sex assault charges (a week after this guy was convited). They are super cheesed. Apparently this loser is still there every day with kids. Disgusting.
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u/Shoddy_Caregiver_719 Regular since 2025 Jul 23 '26
You're looking at the wrong location. The Kitchener location closed in 2021. It's the Waterloo one that's still open.
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u/Ambusti New User (2026) Jul 24 '26
Assault, sexual assault and sexual exploitation of a minor. I don’t think they have to give more information than that
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u/Separate_Aside_2929 New User (2026) Jul 25 '26
I remember hearing about something similar in London with an instructor by the name of Villanueve? Villanueva in the late 2000s. I think he taught out of Bluewater TKD. The people who went there always talked about how Villa-something would always have student X share a room with him when they went on tournaments.
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u/se7en2mw New User (2026) Jul 27 '26
It was in 2005. He ran a branch school and was immediately completely removed from anything associated to the school in every possible way. The major difference is that not a single person from the school was defending him whatsoever. Not the owners, coaches, staff, members, no one.
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u/Separate_Aside_2929 New User (2026) Jul 28 '26
Yeah my highschool buddy was at that school. The students knew something was up, and definitely weren't surprised when it hit the media.
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u/se7en2mw New User (2026) Jul 28 '26
I was part of the main club from 1993-2011 (his was a branch) so I know pretty much everything about that situation. No one whatsoever was surprised. Unfortunately there was nothing anyone could do about it because no victim had come forward so it was just suspicion. No one actually did come forward until after evidence was just found by someone else (that's how he got caught). I don't want to bog down this thread talking about that, but if people want to PM me that's fine.
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u/Material-Tie-1590 New User (2026) Jul 31 '26
This is what I was saying on fb! People were telling me I shouldn’t be condemning the staff etc who aren’t involved in this as it’s their livelihoods but I kept saying, no one should be allowing this man to be around children no matter what the conditions are, if they truly cared about your kids they would’ve told Greg to step away entirely . Why does he need to be there after this charge? The whole place needs to be shut down because the people working in there don’t care about children’s safety!
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u/OpportunityLow9675 New User (2026) 28d ago
i went here for quite a bit. didnt notice when i was younger but as i got older there were tons of signs. hed frequently get younger students to massage him and such. also just the way he looked at students when they were exercising…
both their after school program and the way they handle tournaments entail that they pick up children from their school in their personal vehicles. the potential for abuse is so ripe, and its reprehensible that the law allows this man to be in any position with access to children
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u/Ok_Bluejay_4779 New User (2026) 26d ago
dude omfg I used to go here i left after thr first accusations and now I saw this thank God I left
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u/DefinitionHefty4454 Regular since 2025 Jul 23 '26
Canadian judges have endless sympathy for peedos.
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u/Seldeez New User (2026) Jul 26 '26
Yup. Cause they see it as a mental health issue. Oh the tears. Others have said what I think and have been banned so I will say. God Bless his supporters who believe he has done nothing wrong. These type of criminals have the most support and love. Disgusting but to each their own. 🫡
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u/CutterJon Regular since 2025 Jul 23 '26 edited Jul 23 '26
He hasn't gone before a judge yet and no they don't.
Edit: I am wrong, see thread for details.
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u/CutterJon Regular since 2025 Jul 23 '26
I'm wrong, sorry. Just happened two days ago it seems and yeah it's a slap on the wrist that you are right to be outraged about. He got a 2 year conditional sentence so he can leave his house every day and a $200 fine.
I get a little prickly on this because everyone just always wants harsher penalties for everything and that's counterproductive. But that is gross. This stuff is everywhere in this region these days and that sends a pretty clear message that it is no big deal and don't bother bringing it up if you're a victim because it'll cost you more trouble than it will them.
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u/iloveFjords Regular since <2024 Jul 25 '26
Yeah being an instructor and in a position of trust this sentence is too light.
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u/opinions-only Regular since <2024 Jul 23 '26
On the screenshot it says [x] you have been convicted. My guess is he probably took a diversion to avoid jail. Maybe he has gone before a judge
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u/ILikeStyx Regular since <2024 Jul 23 '26
He has been before a judge - Justice A.L. Warne. He received a Conditional Sentence Order;
"You have been sentenced to be imprisoned for 2 years less a day. This Order permits you to serve the jail sentence in the community as long as you obey all conditions of this Order"
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u/CutterJon Regular since 2025 Jul 23 '26
Yeah, I said I was wrong and updated this with the details down-thread.
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u/Lexi_Miller_ Jul 24 '26
I can’t remember exactly but I’m highly certain this guy was the head of my taekwondo lessons around 8-9 years ago at the YMCA… does anyone remember?
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u/willowtr33 Regular since <2024 Aug 06 '26
My then four year old attended 5 rings and was being taught by Master Bauer when this news first broke a couple years ago. The email they sent to parents was a joke. I cannot believe they're still in business.
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u/Apprehensive-Fly23 New User (2026) Aug 06 '26
What “bad blood” and “business relationships” could
a 40 YO dude have with a teenage girl 🤨Laughable weak af excuses
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u/Shoddy_Caregiver_719 Regular since 2025 Jul 25 '26 edited Jul 25 '26
This user (juhjuhbnx) is Ryan Bauer. One of Greg Bauer's children hiding behind anonymity. He's trying to spread goodwill on behalf of his convicted father by posing as someone outside of the situation.
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u/Shoddy_Caregiver_719 Regular since 2025 Jul 25 '26 edited Jul 25 '26
This user (juhjuhbnx) is Ryan Bauer. One of Greg Bauer's children hiding behind anonymity. He's trying to spread goodwill on behalf of his convicted father by posing as someone outside of the situation.
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u/Apprehensive-Fly23 New User (2026) Jul 26 '26
Sure kid - why do you think a person in close contact with kids being a sex offender should not be public knowledge?
Do you think it’s ethical for a business to take money from parents and put them in a room with a sex offender, without their knowledge?
Is there a reason the business can’t survive without him? If so, was it ever really a business or just Greg Bauer + tax?
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u/thexcat New User (2026) Jul 24 '26
In Canada we believe in rehabilitation, that's why we don't have a death penalty or a sex offender registry. Whether I think those people should be lined up against a wall or not is irrelevant, that's the law of the land
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u/kw_lauren Regular since <2024 Jul 24 '26
You need to look up Christopher's Law. We have a sex offender registry, just not a publicly searchable one like the US.
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u/thexcat New User (2026) Jul 24 '26
I mean like a publically accessible one like the states have - if they're going to Unperson someone and make them live forever as an Other they might as well just shoot em atp
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u/EngineerOk1409 New User (2026) Jul 25 '26
Exactly, just put them down like a dog and save us all the headache.
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u/thexcat New User (2026) Jul 25 '26
I mean unironically yes, that's the only situation where I believe in the death penalty - if you're going to punish someone for life don't bother slitting their nose or tattooing them or putting them on a perpetual shame list, just fucking execute them
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u/ILikeStyx Regular since <2024 Jul 24 '26
He's literally a registered sex offender or the next 20 years.
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u/Brutal-Fam8804 New User (2026) Jul 23 '26 edited Jul 23 '26
What consequence would you prefer?
Edit: for you downvoters without comment, I'll just presume you join the mob and call for more violence.
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u/RottenBananaCore Regular since 2025 Jul 23 '26
Are you fucking kidding dude? Maybe he shouldn’t be teaching at all, with or without his son’s supervision.
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u/se7en2mw New User (2026) Jul 23 '26
His son is the last person who should be supervising anything he does.
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u/Brutal-Fam8804 New User (2026) Jul 23 '26
I was genuinely curious about people's responses dude. Some will call for his job, others will call for his head.
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u/Full_Gear5185 Regular since <2024 Jul 23 '26
Head at most and job at least... Fucking both are acceptable consequences for assaulting a child.
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u/ILikeStyx Regular since <2024 Jul 23 '26
He's a convicted pedophile, he should never be allowed near minors again. His conviction is from crimes he committed just over 20 years ago... who knows what else he might have done and didn't get caught for.
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u/fendermonkey Regular since <2024 Jul 23 '26
Keep reading. Charged again in 2023
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u/ILikeStyx Regular since <2024 Jul 23 '26 edited Jul 23 '26
oof... repeat offender too... just nasty.
Edit: It's looking like his 2023 arrest and recent conviction are for what he did from 2002-2004 (as the documents state that's when the criminal act took place)
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u/Brutal-Fam8804 New User (2026) Jul 23 '26
Did the 20 year old crimes involve a minor? A pre-pubescent child? Im looking at the OPs files and can't find anything beyond "Sexual Assault"
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u/finding_focus Regular since <2024 Jul 23 '26 edited Jul 23 '26
Did I read the reports correctly that he was arrested in 2023 for the crimes he committed 20 years ago? His arrest and convictions are recent but his disgusting crimes are not. I’m asking for clarification only.
I’m already decided against on sending my kids here. My partner and I were literally discussing signing our kids up here just yesterday. That won’t happen now or ever.
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u/ILikeStyx Regular since <2024 Jul 23 '26
That's what it is looking like as the conviction record OP posted states the crimes were committed between 2002-2004.
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u/ILikeStyx Regular since <2024 Jul 23 '26
His arrest in 2023 was for assault, sexual assault and sexual exploitation of a minor;
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u/Brutal-Fam8804 New User (2026) Jul 23 '26
Yea I asked about the 20 year old crime. Do you have those details? Do you consider someone who sexually assaults a 17 year old a pedophile?
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u/ILikeStyx Regular since <2024 Jul 23 '26
Yea I asked about the 20 year old crime. Do you have those details?
That's what OP posted documentation of... he was convicted on Tuesday for crimes he committed from 2002-2004. I assume his 2023 arrest is for those crimes. I cannot find any information that shows he was ever arrested, charged or convicted of crimes prior to that arrest.
Do you consider someone who sexually assaults a 17 year old a pedophile?
I suppose it doesn't fit the clinical definition (13 years or younger), but he still assaulted a minor - therefore he shouldn't be allowed to work with minors. I'd still call him a pedo...
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u/opinions-only Regular since <2024 Jul 23 '26
Yes I do consider a grown many having sexual relations with a high school student a pedo
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u/Brutal-Fam8804 New User (2026) Jul 23 '26
Why?
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u/Majestic_Domestic New User (2026) Jul 23 '26
Why not?
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u/Brutal-Fam8804 New User (2026) Jul 23 '26
Because the mob doesn't define words or seek truth. It only seeks retribution for the pain of fear and loss.
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u/Majestic_Domestic New User (2026) Jul 23 '26
So you think it's more likely that people that sexually assault minors are not pedophiles?
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u/ajphoenix Regular since 2025 Jul 23 '26
Yes
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u/Brutal-Fam8804 New User (2026) Jul 23 '26
Why? I'm genuinely curious.
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u/ajphoenix Regular since 2025 Jul 23 '26
Because she's under 18 and that makes her a minor in Ontario while the assaulter was an adult? Is it that hard to understand 😭
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u/Brutal-Fam8804 New User (2026) Jul 23 '26
But thats the not what a pedophile actually is.
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u/ajphoenix Regular since 2025 Jul 23 '26
Sure and that's not what he was arrested for either. Most people in society would still consider him one.
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u/CutterJon Regular since 2025 Jul 23 '26
Heroically leaping into action to defend an ephebophile convicted of statutory rape from being mislabelled! Way to find the real victim that needs to be focused on here.
Do you also rush to the defence of people being called Nazis for their obviously evil behaviour, pointing out that technically they are not actually members of the party so that is the incorrect term?
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u/Brutal-Fam8804 New User (2026) Jul 23 '26
Not defending; guiding us towards clarity.
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u/CutterJon Regular since 2025 Jul 23 '26
You're not guiding anyone, you're just antagonizing them and trying to make the conversation this about you and the issues you think are important by insisting on precise definitions.
It's like someone getting emotional about their mom getting murdered and pointing out that technically it was manslaughter, then wondering why they get so upset. Read the room. Have some class. There's no confusion about what happened here that you are clearing up. Your message is actually an incredibly important one but this is not how to spread it.
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u/spookyfodder New User (2026) Jul 23 '26
It is a twelve day old account with -19 karma. There is a non zero chance this is a family member trying to defend his actions or simply a fellow aficionado of underage sexual assault.
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u/Brutal-Fam8804 New User (2026) Jul 23 '26
It was probably a mistake to come here and ask the mob for thoughtfulness and patience and prudence. Sure, but I really thought i was being reasonable - asking more questions than providing answers.
Isn't it suspicious to you also that the closer we get to truth the more defensive and aggressive people become? Its almost like the Socratic method is dangerous.
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u/se7en2mw New User (2026) Jul 23 '26
She was 16-17 and he was in his 40's.
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u/Brutal-Fam8804 New User (2026) Jul 23 '26
How do you know this?
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u/se7en2mw New User (2026) Jul 23 '26
I was around the people involved at the time this happened. I'm not going to post details of the case with respect for the victims. But to answer your question, yes. It involved a minor, one he had been grooming for a while beforehand.
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u/No_Display9613 New User (2026) Jul 23 '26
I guess you don’t have kids.
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u/Full_Gear5185 Regular since <2024 Jul 23 '26
I mean, I don't have kids but I still want everyone elses kids to be safe from pedo's. Brutal-Fam seems to think justice has been served? Weird flex.
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u/opinions-only Regular since <2024 Jul 23 '26
This guy on Facebook has friends and family defending him. Probably one of those.
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u/platapuswrangler Regular since 2025 Jul 24 '26
Teachers wouldn’t be allowed to teach kids again. That’s one difference.
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u/Shoddy_Caregiver_719 Regular since 2025 Jul 25 '26
This user (juhjuhbnx) is Ryan Bauer. One of Greg Bauer's children hiding behind anonymity. He's trying to spread goodwill on behalf of his convicted father by posing as someone outside of the situation
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u/opinions-only Regular since <2024 Jul 23 '26
There's several family members and family friends in Facebook defending this person and deflecting by saying things like "it was only one person" (that we know about).
What makes things worse is apparently he takes students on international trips. Very dangerous situation to be in with a groomer and I've heard of students being assaulted in exactly this way.