Alex Da Silva, a former choreographer on the hit show “Show You Think You Can Dance,” was sentenced to 10 years in prison for rape. Da Silva was arrested back in 2009 for raping a former dance camp student and assaulting another. He was convicted of one rape charge and one attempted rape charge dispite four women saying he raped them. Read more after the jump.
“So You Think You Can Dance” choreographer Alex Da Silva has just been sentenced to 10 years in prison for raping a former dance student … and assaulting another.
43-year-old Da Silva was arrested back in 2009 and charged with multiple felonies stemming from allegations he raped and sexually assaulted four women … all former dance students between the ages of 20 and 26.
Da Silva was only convicted of one count of rape and one count of assault with intent to commit rape.
The jury deadlocked on the remaining charges, which were subsequently dismissed.
Da Silva — who appeared on Seasons 1-4 of SYTYCD — was also ordered to register as a sex offender for life.
