Reality Star Charged With Rape - Part 2

"So You Think You Can Rape"

Shane Sparks

What is going on at the show "So You Think You Can Dance." A second person from the show has been arrested on child molestation charges. First it was choreographer Alex Da Silva. Now it is choreographer Shane Sparks. The staff of the show needs to be investigated, as that's not one, but two accused pedophiles.

MTV show judge charged with child molestation

12/18/2009 09:34:18 PM PST - LOS ANGELES—A judge from the MTV show "America's Best Dance Crew" has been arrested in Los Angeles on suspicion of molesting an underaged girl.

Police spokeswoman April Harding said Shane Sparks was arrested at his home Friday, the same day prosecutors filed an eight-count felony complaint accusing him of multiple lewd acts upon a child. The complaint alleges the molestation began in 1994, when the girl was under 14 years old, and continued for several years...

He was nominated for an Emmy for his work on the Fox series "So You Think You Can Dance."

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Reality Star Charged With Rape

“So You Think You Can Dance” Star In Trouble

"So You Think You Can Rape"

Another Hollywood celebrity has been charged with multiple rapes. Alex Da Silva, the choreographer for the television show “So You Think You Can Dance” was charged this week with raping four women.

Previously, a Hollywood designer and friend of Paris Hilton, was charged with raping women in Los Angeles as well.

'So You Think You Can Dance' choreographer charged with sexual assault [updated]

August 18, 2009 | 8:56 am - A salsa dance instructor and choreographer on the Fox television show "So You Think You Can Dance" was arrested this morning on a felony warrant charging him with sexually assaulting four women.

Alex Da Silva, 41, was arrested at his North Hollywood home by Los Angeles police. The charges include four counts of forcible rape, two counts of assault with intent to commit rape and two counts of sexual penetration by a foreign object, said Jane Robison, spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County district attorney's office...

Los Angeles police investigators alleged that Da Silva raped four female students using various ruses to get them into his bedroom, such as wanting to show them new clothes or asking for help fixing his computer.

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