North County dance teacher pleads not guilty to charges he molested 4 teen students [Breaking]
David Mandujano Silvas, 39, was arraigned in Vista Superior Court on nine felony sex-abuse charges, which included allegations he molested a girl who was intoxicated and twice forced another girl to perform oral sex at an Encinitas middle school.“He strongly denies the allegations,” defense attorney Isaac Blumberg said over the phone Thursday. “I’m personally looking forward to getting my hands on the police reports, starting our investigation and clearing his name.
According to a criminal complaint, the alleged crimes occurred between 2005 and 2007. The complaint alleges at least two crimes occurred at Silvas’ home and at least two occurred at an Encinitas middle school. In a phone interview, Estes said he based his bail argument on the number of victims, as well as “information about other, more recent contacts” Silvas had with “adults and juveniles” at local dance studios.
“We remain shocked by this incident,” Esposito said in a statement, pointing out the alleged crimes occurred “before our studio opened its doors to the public 12 years ago.”
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