Yet another woman has come forward publicly to warn the BJJ community about alleged abuse by an instructor.
Beany Galletta Trapani has shared allegations against San Diego black belt Ron Casper, of Odyssey Training Center.
In a recent social media post, she described the contrast between his public image and her private experience:
For years he built a reputation as a protector. A black belt. A teacher. A leader.
Behind closed doors, he was my abuser. And I am not the only one.
Trapani says she first met Casper in 2008 at a boxing gym where he was working as an instructor.
After leaving a long marriage that began when she was a teenager, she says she lacked the experience to recognize warning signs. Their relationship lasted from 2011 until 2021.
She recalls trying to end the relationship early, but claims it continued and escalated over time.
She describes a pattern that allegedly moved from public verbal harassment in gym environments to prolonged episodes of anger and intimidation at home.
In video footage she shared online, she can be heard yelling for him to leave her house, repeatedly telling him she did not want him there.
Trapani states she first contacted police after alleged threats toward her children, but says she later withdrew out of fear of retaliation.
She claims the situation worsened afterward.
In 2021, she was diagnosed with breast cancer, which she believes was connected to years of stress. After obtaining a restraining order and relocating temporarily, she alleges the harassment continued.
She says she moved multiple times attempting to avoid contact, claiming she was repeatedly located.
Later that year, Trapani says she left California abruptly and relocated to Florida with assistance from someone she met online, abandoning most of her belongings and shipping her car separately.
In a recent video statement, she said she decided to continue speaking publicly to prevent harm to others:
I am just one of the many survivors of Ron Casper.
What makes my story a little bit different is that I am the first to expose him and I’ve been doing so for four plus years now showing his name, face, business, as well as proof of the abuse in an effort to protect as many other women as I possibly can.
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