“So You Think You Can Dance” Star Charged With Rape

Alex Da Silva, a former choreographer on the hit U.S. reality show So You Think You Can Dance has been arrested on suspicion of rape… again.

According to police, Da Silva was arrested this morning at his North Hollywood home for allegedly sexually assaulting four women. However, because of his previous arrest involving rape claims (for which he was never formally charged), the choreographer is being slapped with eight felony counts of assault.

The charges are as follows:

- Four counts of forcible rape

- Two counts of assault with intent to commit rape; and

- Two counts of sexual penetration by a foreign object.

The alleged assaults took place between August 2002 and March 2009, according to the District Attorney, who filed the arrest warrant earlier today. The victims – four women between the ages of 20-26 – were all “aspiring dancers” who met Da Silva through his instructional dance classes.

Da Silva was previously arrested for the rape of four women back in April, but the case was thrown out the window without charge, with prosecutors admitting that further investigation was needed before they could move forward with actual charges.

It looks like now they’ve got the proof they needed.

Da Silva is being held on $6.2 million bail.

I guess this means he can kiss his SYTYCD contract goodbye.

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