Owner of Wichita martial arts studio gets life in prison for child sex crimes
By KAKE Staff
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WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) — The owner of a Wichita martial arts studio has been sentenced to life imprisonment for child sex crimes.
According to court documents, 33-year-old Brian Lee Rogers, of Wichita, was charged with one count of aggravated criminal sodomy of a child under 14 and two counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child under 14.
Rogers was sentenced on Monday to a Hard 25 on each count. The judge ran the two counts consecutively for a Hard 50 sentence: Life imprisonment with a minimum of 50 years before parole eligibility.
The case was originally tried in November of 2024 and resulted in a deadlocked jury. The case was retried in August of 2025 and a jury found Rogers guilty of all three counts.
Rogers is the owner of Hybrid Martial Arts at I-235 and Central Avenue in west Wichita. The business states it teaches several forms of martial arts for anyone ages 5 and up.
The Wichita Eagle nominated it as one of the best businesses in Wichita in 2022.
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