Dance instructor accused of multiple sexual assaults taught in Southern California, Arizona

ANAHEIM, Calif. – A Riverside man accused of a number of sexual assaults by former college students when he labored as a dance teacher in Anaheim was charged Thursday with assaulting six women, based on police. 

The suspect, 40-year-old Mark Chavarria, was arrested after a number of women between the ages of 12 and 14 got here ahead to police and reported a number of sexual assaults. 

The ladies instructed police they attended the Chavarria Institute of the Arts dance studio, which Chavarria owned and operated, situated at 160 S. Previous Springs Street.

Police mentioned there could also be extra victims, as Chavarria has taught at quite a few dance studios in Southern California and Arizona. 

Chavarria was arrested Tuesday and was being held on $5 million bail. He’s charged with 15 counts of lewd or lascivious acts on a toddler youthful than 14, two counts of oral copulation of an underage sufferer and a depend of sexual penetration by international object of an underage sufferer, all felonies. He additionally faces a sentencing enhancement for a number of victims.

Anybody with info is requested to contact Anaheim Police Detective Carney at 714-765-1969 or Orange County Crime Stoppers at 855-TIP-OCCS.