St. Louis, MO \u2013 After an eleven-day bench trial in May, U.S. District Court Judge Audrey Fleissig returned guilty verdicts on eight counts, involving four victims, relating to child exploitation and child pornography produced and possessed by Loren \u201cSensei\u201d Copp, former owner of Dojo Pizza located at 4601 Morganford Road.<\/p>\n
According to testimony at trial, Copp held himself out to be a trusted member of the community as a youth pastor, community activist, martial arts instructor, and business owner. He used these positions to gain the trust of parents to gain access to their children. For several years defendant Copp groomed and sexually abused two minor females who had been in his custody since 2009. The grooming process began when defendant Copp began touching the victims\u2019 buttocks while playing \u201cthe butt game,\u201d which then led to him touching their vaginas and breasts. Eventually, Copp began having sex with both girls, and he would record the sex acts with a cell phone or video recorder. While at the Dojo Pizza property, Copp would have sex with each girl multiple times a week, and while there he took pornographic pictures of one victim\u2019s genitals and breasts. Copp would also watch pornography with one of the victims in his office at the Dojo Pizza property.<\/p>\n