The case of a former Galesburg mixed martial arts coach and personal trainer arrested almost 15 months ago on sex charges is ready for trial.
Beau W. Admire, 43, who ran the former Badger Combatives in downtown Galesburg, is charged with two counts of criminal sexual assault and one count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, following three separate incidents in Monmouth.
He appeared via Zoom Wednesday in Warren County court before Ninth Circuit Judge James Standard.
Defense attorney Andrew Stuckart said the case was ready for trial and he acknowledged the state had offered a plea deal in the case.
“My client is not interested in accepting the offer,” Stuckart said.
Admire was arrested Nov. 2, 2022 in Knox County on a $100,000 warrant. He was released from the Warren County jail on bond later that month.
All three charges are Class 1 felonies, carrying sentences of up to 15 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections.
The aggravated criminal sexual abuse charge alleges an act of sexual misconduct with a minor over whom Admire held a position of trust, supervision, or authority.
The final pretrial conference in the case is scheduled for 10 a.m. April 5.
Badger Combatives LLC was initially registered with the state in March 2019. Secretary of State records show the LLC was involuntarily dissolved in September 2023.
Admire had also been a martial arts coach in Monmouth and Abingdon.
