An Anaheim dance teacher was arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting six younger ladies who have been college students on the studio he operated, based on the Anaheim Police Division and stories.
Mark Chavarria, 40, was taken into custody Tuesday on 18 counts of sexual misconduct, based on Metropolis Information Service. The alleged assaults got here to gentle when a number of ladies between the ages of 12 and 14 reported them to the police, the division mentioned.
The ladies have been college students on the Chavarria Institute of the Arts.
Mark Chavarria was booked on quite a few sexual assault costs and was being held on $5 million bail.
(Anaheim Police Division)
Chavarria was booked on quite a few sexual assault costs and was being held on $5 million bail on the Orange County Sheriff’s Division’s Central Jail. As of Thursday afternoon, he was in jail, based on Orange County courtroom information.
Chavarria’s dance studio gives courses for college students at completely different ranges, based on its web site.
“We’re dedicated to offering a complete and dynamic method to bop with an emphasis in consistency, creativity, and collaboration,” the studio says on its web site. “We’re not only a studio, we’re a household!”
A name to the studio Thursday went unanswered.
