Celebrity Justice
'So You Think...' Star Charged with Rape

alex da silvaA former choreographer for "So You Think You Can Dance" was arrested again for allegedly sexually assaulting four women -- but this time he's actually being charged with a crime ... or eight, to be exact.

Cops say Alex Da Silva was arrested this morning at his North Hollywood home, after the District Attorney filed an arrest warrant charging him with eight felony counts of assault.

That includes 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 D.A. says the alleged assaults occurred between August 2002 and March 2009. The four alleged victims were between the ages of 20 and 26 and were all dancers or aspiring dancers who say they met Alex through his dance instruction classes.

Alex was arrested for pretty much the same thing back in April, but prosecutors declined to press charges -- saying further investigation was needed to move forward.

Alex is being held on $6.2 million bail.



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1. balls

Posted at 12:34PM on Aug 18th 2009 by balls

2. douchebag. hope he's penetrated with a forcible object in jail....

Posted at 12:39PM on Aug 18th 2009 by hairchikk

3. Them Italians don't know how to keep it in their britches.

Posted at 12:37PM on Aug 18th 2009 by Rico

4. WOW! Rape? Anybody remember this guy? Which dancers did he work with? I watched the first season but not the second. DAMN!!!

Posted at 12:38PM on Aug 18th 2009 by janalal4

5. He will be making some new, very close friends in THE BIG HOUSE

Posted at 12:39PM on Aug 18th 2009 by Homie1Kanobe

6. Now THIS is news, being that this is a celebrity news-site. The Al Roker segment was lame and not newsworthy. Keep up with the real news, TMZ.

Posted at 12:41PM on Aug 18th 2009 by The Source

7. PLEASE DO NOT JOKE ABOUT RAPE. Of all Crimes beside Homicide, Rape destroys a person Mentally even after the Physical Wounds have Healed.

Posted at 1:20PM on Aug 18th 2009 by BE SERIOUS

8. He was on Dancing with the stars not SYTYCD.

Posted at 1:01PM on Aug 18th 2009 by Laura

9. Now he'll get a chance to wear all of his Tu-Tu's and dance for Bruno, Chuck, Thor and Scar, his cellmates. Rotten bastard.

Posted at 1:03PM on Aug 18th 2009 by Attagirl

10. It's good to see the police were quick to react in thier arrest. 2002-2009 and they all knew this guy...sounds fishy!

Posted at 1:24PM on Aug 18th 2009 by nightcrawler

11. It's Hollywood in Calif. what else to you expect. Most anything goes there. Its all about judges and lawyers making hay off clients.

Posted at 1:34PM on Aug 18th 2009 by rich

12. by the looks of him he would have to force himself on women cause with that ugly mug of his no woman would want him......

Posted at 1:35PM on Aug 18th 2009 by really ?

13. 7. He was on Dancing with the stars not SYTYCD.

Posted at 1:01PM on Aug 18th 2009 by Laura

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He WAS a choreographer on SYTYCD.

Posted at 1:42PM on Aug 18th 2009 by Victoria

14. $6.2 Million bail? That's a little too much.

Posted at 1:43PM on Aug 18th 2009 by boo

15. Oh wow! She's fugly: http://www.931theparty.com/cc-common/gallery/display.html?album_id=948 Totally not worth it!

Posted at 1:44PM on Aug 18th 2009 by Vic

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