A Portsmouth martial arts instructor is facing multiple sexual assault charges. Police say Harry Sharash, 67, was charged with three misdemeanor counts of sexual assault and other charges. Sharash turned himself in to police earlier this week after a warrant was issued for his arrest. “He turned himself in to police voluntarily and received a court date,” Sergeant Kevin McCarthy said. >> Download the free WMUR app to get the latest news on the go: Apple | Google Play << Sharash was arrested Tuesday on an assault charge that was reported to Portsmouth police last month. "It's in regards to an incident that occurred at Onsite Family Karate Studio in Portsmouth," Sergeant McCarthy said. Police say the accuser is a woman, but few other details have been released. Sharash was also charged with four counts of simple assault and two counts of illegally practicing chiropractic. "He was not operating a chiropractic clinic," Sergeant McCarthy said. "This has to do with the undercover conduct that led to the incident." According to a criminal complaint filed in Portsmouth District Court, Challache "intentionally subjected the victim to inappropriate physical contact." "All of these charges involve the same victim," McCarthy said. Portsmouth police said the investigation is ongoing and they are looking into whether there are any additional victims. "We encourage members of the community who may have additional information about this case or any other related or similar cases to contact Detective Matthew Fredrickson at the police department," McCarthy said. Challache could not be reached for comment. His arraignment is scheduled for July 8 in Portsmouth District Court.
A Portsmouth martial arts instructor is facing multiple charges of sexual assault.
Police said Harry Shalashe, 67, was charged with three misdemeanor counts of sexual assault.
Charace turned himself in to police earlier this week after a warrant was issued for his arrest.
“He voluntarily handed himself in to police and received a court date to appear,” Detective Sergeant Kevin McCarthy said.
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Shalashe was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of assault that was reported to Portsmouth police last month.
“This is about an incident that occurred at Onsite Family Karate Studio in Portsmouth,” Mr McCarthy said.
Police said the accuser is a woman but gave few other details. Charace was also charged with four counts of simple assault and two counts of unlawful chiropractic medical practice.
“He was not operating a chiropractic practice,” McCarthy said. “It was more of a sham that gave rise to this incident.”
According to a criminal complaint filed in Portsmouth District Court, Charace “knowingly engaged in inappropriate physical contact with the victim.”
“All of these charges relate to the same victim,” McCarthy said.
Portsmouth police said the investigation is ongoing and they are investigating whether there are any additional victims.
“We are asking members of the community who have any other information about this incident or related or similar incidents to contact Detective Matthew Fredrickson at the Sheriff's Office,” McCarthy said.
Shalashe could not be reached for comment. He is scheduled to be arraigned on July 8 in Portsmouth District Court.
