frank pugarita faces several charges tonight after a 15-year-old girl made some charlotteli startling claims. >> karate teacher accused of sexually touching a teenage girl. they are standing here with their parents permission holding signs in defense of this instructor. >> i really want to get help. >> 15-year-old jennifer santos speaks with us with her mother's permission. saddened karate instructor is charged with sex abuse. >> he helped me a lot, in self-defense. i was bullied when i was younger. he taught me to stand up for myself and he taught me basically everything i know today. >> reporter: montgomery county police say he inappropriately touched a 15-year-old karate student here at the karate studio. he has owned this place for a decade, winning tournament trophies in the home of karate champion. officers arrested him on monday. naomi vasquez joined 12 years ago. she's now a black belt. >> he's never done anything. >> reporter: do you know who the alleged victim is? >> yes, >> reporter: and do you believe her? >> no, not at all. >> reporter: why not? >> because she started fol

tim: jennifer said that frank pugarita's karate lessons gave her confidence when she was bullied. but in either allegations he took advantage of a teenager. detectives say the sexual abuse happened inside of the trophy-lined karate studio in gaithersburg between january and june, when the accuser came forward. this person has worked with pugarita without any problems. it is difficult for somebody with stab our coach in the back like that. >> i feel like this is a nightmare and he should not be going through that. parents do not beli do and they believe there could be other victims. pugarita is slipping behind bars tonight without bond. live in montgomery county, tim barber, abc 7 news. alison: mgm resorts is questioning the latest timeline in the las vegas massacre. yesterday, law enforcement said stephen paddock shot a security guard x minutes before firing at the crowd from his window -- six minutes before firing at the crowd from his window. that raised questions about why it took authority so long to find paddock. in gm says it believes the timeline may be inaccurate, but they

frank pugarita is charged with sexually abusing a 15-year-old student. they say he inappropriately touched her between january and june of this year. despite the allegations, dozens of kids and their parents showed up to support the instructor last night. >> he helped me at times when i was bullied, i was younger, i was bullied. he taught me to stand up for myself and he taught me just about everything i know today. >> detectives say there may be more victims. they want parents to talk to their kids to see if there was any inappropriate contact with him. >>> there are a lot of developments in the controversy surrounding hollywood mogul harvey weinstein. "people" reports his wife is leaving him amid the growing accusations of sexual misconduct. the latest accusations come from angelina jolie and agage gwynet paltrow. he has denied all allegations of assault. coming up, we'll have a look at an audio recording from the nypd of weinstein and an italian model captured during a sting my allergies are killing me. >>> world cup dreams are over for the u.s. socce

police say 54-year old frank pugarita touched the teen inappropriately during class, and they believee more victims. however, several coaches, parents, and students gathered to voice support for the coach, saying they do not believe the charges. good morning washington. toss to eileen today: mostly cloudy, rain likely early (before noon) followed by spotty afternoon light showers. mild & muggy highs: 70-75 winds: e 5-10 mph tonight: occasional showers with fog developing lows: 60-65 winds: e 5 mph thursday: showers, drizzle, breezy & cool highs: 65-67 winds: east 5-15 mph, gusts 20 developing now in malaysia. prosecutors delivering stunning new testimony in the developing now in malaysia. pr delivering stunning new testimony in the trial of two women, accused of assasinating the brother of kim jong un. developing delivering stunning new testimony in the trial of two women, accused of assasinating the brother of kim jong un. today-- prosecutors showed the court new video of the attack inside kuala lumpur airport. moments after rubbing a deadly toxin on kim jong nam's face, the women bo

frank puarita owns pugarita karate studio.e is charged with sexually abusing a 15-year-old student. many students and parents are showing their support for them. detectives want parents to speak with their kids to see if -- >> the miami family says their daughter may not have been mentally well. >> the student was shot this weekend. she ran over an officer. the father said that he has concerned about her mental health for some time. >> something mental health wise was going on with my daughter, i really believe that. >> he tried to secure a mental evaluation with her, he says the court did not follow through because she did not have a previously diagnosed condition. >> take a moment to con grate due late doreen gentzler who was recognized for her work with nbc 4's changing minds campaign. i had the honor of accepting the vision and progress award on her behalf last night while she is in california right now. this was a research and hope award ceremony recognizing people whose work represents the progress of mental health resea