Apr 18, 2011 - A staff member at Department 109 of the Los Angeles Criminal Courts Building confirmed today on a telephone conversation that Alex Da Silva's case was mistrialed last week. DaSilva remains in custody and a new trial date is set for June 9, 2011.
Da Silva is a Salsa dancer and instructor in the Los Angeles area who stepped into the spotlight as a choreographer for the television show So You Think You Can Dance. DaSilva was accused of rape by at least four of his Salsa dance students.
DaSilva has been incarcerated since August of 2009 unable to meet a bail amount of two million dollars.
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