Salsa King Alex Da Silva accused of raping 4 women

Alex Da Silva, the 41-year-old Celebrity choreographer featured on the FOX television show "So You Think You Can Dance" is under custody for suspicion of sexually assaulting four of his dance students.
Alex, who teaches in several Los Angeles dance studios was taken into custody after giving a class in a one of the Hollywood studios on Saturday and booked for investigations on sexual assault, Det. John told reporters.
According to Officer Jason Lee Alex Da Silva was arrested Saturday and held on $3.8 million bail. He is reportedly scheduled to make his first court appearance Tuesday.
The alleged assaults occurred between May 2003 and March 28, Detectives say. The reported victims told police Da Silva lured them to his residences in North Hollywood and Van Nuys, used a ruse to get them into his bedroom and raped them.
It's not clear whether the Brazilian-born Da Silva has retained an attorney. His voicemail was full and wouldn't accept any message.
We remember that Da Silva had been accused in 2003, 2004 and 2005 of sexually assaulting three women, the case was being followed in court but for unknown reasons prosecutors declined to file charges, Det. John Eum said.

The detective reported that: "These four women don't know each other at all, yet their reports read basically the same" .

He also noted that one of the accusers was a minor at the time of the alleged assault.

He added: "We're almost sure there are probably other victims out there and we hope they'll come forward," he said.

A case to follow…

Benjamin