Celebrity Justice
TV Choreographer Accused of Multiple Rapes

Alex Da SilvaAlex Da Silva, one of the choreographers from "So You Think You Can Dance," was arrested on Saturday for alleged sexual assaults on four of his dancing students.

Police say Da Silva lured the victims to his homes in North Hollywood and Van Nuys, CA from May 2003 to March 2009.

The LAPD believes there may be more victims.

Da Silva's bail has been set at $3.8 million.



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16. alex has a lot of enemies in the scene so i'm not surprised.
i know him very well.
he didn't do it.
he is a gentleman, has a big heart and although always flirts with girls he is not capable of rape. not his style.

Posted at 4:03AM on Apr 5th 2009 by sarah

17. No one knows what goes on behind closed doors, however, to say that these women would do this to ruin his life is preposterous. I am part of the salsa scene, and although I just know Alex casually (hug & kiss hello) I now understand that there have been rumors of this behavior for years. I had heard other rumors from several sources about another salsero, but never about Alex. Nonetheless, this behavior can not be tolerated. Women need to speak up and right away. There are so many resources and support systems available to us to help.

Posted at 4:11AM on Apr 5th 2009 by Salsera

18. attn jeff schrembs re to #15 once again please this time in english.thank-you

Posted at 4:15AM on Apr 5th 2009 by pink floyd

19. wow. Well, he has an honest face...I hope it's not true, but he's being accused of multiple rapes?

My Lord!

Posted at 4:17AM on Apr 5th 2009 by oest

20. i hope you never get out you son of a bitch. you need to get raped for the rest of your life i am sure ur gonna love it

Posted at 4:17AM on Apr 5th 2009 by the truth

21. this guys is well known rapist. more of you girls need to come out and testify. don't be affraid he can't hurt u anymore

Posted at 4:26AM on Apr 5th 2009 by the truth

22. so many people are going to be happy. there are a lot of latin girls that dont have papers and he raped them. they were affraid to go to the police and i hope they now go and testify. i want u to know that you can not be deported for going and testifing. the police gives you 100% amnesty.

Posted at 4:32AM on Apr 5th 2009 by rob

23. you are a theif and a rapist. i hope you go to gail. to the girl that is defending him you are an accompolice to this also.

Posted at 4:35AM on Apr 5th 2009 by liz

24. this is to the girl who thinks this waste of human life is her hero. no one know this guy like me. he has been raping women locally and the ones came to him from other countries. police never believed him because of his famous smooth talking line " oh i am a dancer i have tones of women she is just Julius because she can't have me " but what do you know , the truth finally came out. this scum has stolen, raped and only lord knows what else. you are his dance partner of course you will say that i won't be surprised if you were not an accomplice to this guy. i encourage women to come forward and be courageous i assure you he can't hurt you anymore. please, don't stay quite anymore make sure that this doesn't happen to anyone else. you owe it to yourselves and you owe it to the society. don't' even think twice come forward as i will too with all the info i have.

Posted at 4:36AM on Apr 5th 2009 by i know u

25. no one know this guy like me. he has been raping women locally and the ones came to him from other countries. police never believed him because of his famous smooth talking line " oh i am a dancer i have tones of women she is just Julius because she can't have me " but what do you know , the truth finally came out. this scum has stolen, raped and only lord knows what else. you are his dance partner of course you will say that i won't be surprised if you were not an accomplice to this guy.you should take this chance and leave the country because i will call the police station tomorrow and tell them about you as well. all of you are going to jail. i encourage women to come forward and be courageous i assure you he can't hurt you anymore. please, don't stay quite anymore make sure that this doesn't happen to anyone else. you owe it to yourselves and you owe it to the society. don't' even think twice come forward as i will too with all the info i have.

Posted at 4:38AM on Apr 5th 2009 by carmen

26. the truth finally came out. this scum has stolen, raped and only lord knows what else. you are his dance partner of course you will say that i won't be surprised if you were not an accomplice to this guy.you should take this chance and leave the country because i encourage women to come forward and be courageous i assure you he can't hurt you anymore.

Posted at 4:41AM on Apr 5th 2009 by carmen

27. I love SYTYCD, but if he did it I hope he goes away for life and become someones b***h! You can know someone all you like, it doesn't mean that they didn't do it. You don't really know someone completely and you weren't around them 24/7 so you don't know.

Posted at 4:47AM on Apr 5th 2009 by Kimberly

28. He looks like a perv!

Posted at 5:13AM on Apr 5th 2009 by J

29. Despite what people think, rape is an act of violence and anger not a sexual loving desire. IF he is guilty, he needs to get help, so it doesn't happen again.

Posted at 6:02AM on Apr 5th 2009 by Linda Mott

30. Jeff Schrembs was molested by his pet love monkey.

Posted at 6:32AM on Apr 5th 2009 by Rick

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