Curtis Page is a 3x world champion kickboxer. He’s also the latest martial arts instructor to be accused of rape and absue of underage girls, girls as young as 11.

Curtis, father of Bellator’s star Michael Page is accused of systematic abuse – 22 historical sex assaults and rapes against three girls.

Page, 60, taught martial arts at clubs in London, England including one called The London Predators. He will be standing trial with those 22 accusations.

Prosecutor James Thacker said to dailymail:

‘In the marital arts world he is something of a celebrity.

‘He is well known, he is three times world champion at the sport. He has taught many people who have gone on to be world and European champions.

‘To those people who he didn’t sexually abuse he can do no wrong. The prosecution simply say he has a dual personality.’

Of course nowadays Curtis Page is widely known as father of Michael Venom Page and for chairing the Great Britain Martial Arts Association and vice chairing the British Kickboxing Council.

The accusations took place between 1985 and 1995 when he taught classes in the London area.

The prosecutor added:

‘Mr Page had a liking for young girls and groomed them.

‘All of these girls lacked father figures in their lives and looked up to Mr Page as person of authority. He drove a wedge between them and their families.’

This man may have been a very good teacher, may have taught some people to a very high level in the sport.

‘But outside he was controlling, domineering and in relation to these three women he sexually abused from an early age.’

According to the trial evidence:

The Kung Fu expert – whose pupils were told to call ‘Master Curtis Page’ – groped his first victim when she was 11 and watching the classic film To Kill a Mockingbird late at night.

He took her virginity when she was 12 and had a sexual relationship with her for years afterwards, jurors heard.

Victim came forward in 2013 after seeing a photograph of herself at age 11.

‘I looked at my picture and I was just a little girl. This was abuse. This was wrong.

‘He has affected a lot of young people’s lives. It needs to stop.’

In a video interview played to the jury, she said: ‘I cannot sleep another night without doing the right thing.

‘In my heart I know if he has done this to me, he could do this to others.

‘He is not very well. He is a very sick man.’

In addition to this:

Another time, when the girl was older, Page raped her with a blade held to her throat and threatened to throw her out of the window of her 18th floor flat.

Another woman claims he indecently assaulted her twice when she was underage before they started a sexual relationship after she turned 16.

Jurors heard Page was last year convicted of two sexual assaults but a retrial was ordered as verdicts were not returned on the other charges.

Page is charged with six rapes, 14 indecent assaults, and two counts of sex with a child under the age of 13.

The trial continues.