COLTS NECK – A former student told investigators that a local tennis youth coach had engaged in various instances of sexual misconduct, starting when the victim was 12.
Terry Y. Kuo, 32, of Colts Neck was sentenced to 56.5 years of prison, police said. He must serve a minimum of 85 percent of that term before the possibility of parole under the provisions of New Jersey’s No Early Release Act. This means he will be 72 when he becomes eligible for parole. If released, he will be subject to parole supervision for the rest of his life, will have to register as a sex offender, and will have a permanent restraining order barring him from contact with the victim.
According to the victim, a former student, Kuo showered her with expensive gifts while coercing her into sexual activity between August of 2016 and November of 2017. Investigators additionally found digital files of child sexual abuse material on Kuo’s electronic devices, including evidence of sexual crimes committed against the victim.
The jury found Kuo guilty of two counts of first-degree Aggravated Sexual Assault, first-degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child via Manufacture of Child Sexual Abuse Materials, first-degree Kidnapping, three counts of second-degree Sexual Assault, second-degree Endangering via Manufacture of Child Sexual Abuse Materials, third-degree Aggravated Criminal Sexual Contact, third-degree Endangering via Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Materials, third-degree Endangering via Engaging in Sexual Conduct, third-degree Obscenity, fourth-degree Criminal Sexual Contact, and fourth-degree Conspiracy to Commit Evidence Tampering.
