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Private Dance Instructor In Rancho Cucamonga Accused Of Molesting Child Under 10

RANCHO CUCAMONGA (CBSLA.com) — A private dance instructor is in custody on suspicion of molesting a child and detectives believe he may have more victims, authorities said Monday.

Jorge Tapia, 49, was arrested on Jan. 30 and subsequently charged with lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14 and oral copulation and sodomy with a child under 10, Rancho Cucamonga Police Department officials said.

He is being held on $2 million bail and is scheduled to appear in court Wednesday, according to San Bernardino County jail records.

Detectives say Tapia is a private dance instructor in the area and does not work at one particular location. Anyone with information or if you are a victim in a similar incident, call the Rancho Cucamonga Police Department at (909) 477-2800.

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