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San Bernardino dance instructor suspected of molesting child

By Matt HamiltonStaff Writer 
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A 49-year-old dance instructor in San Bernardino County has been arrested on suspicion of child molestation, authorities said Monday.

Jorge Tapia was arrested on suspicion of molesting a child under the age of 14 and sodomizing a child under the age of 10, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.

Tapia -- who teaches dance privately at several locations around Rancho Cucamonga -- was detained on Jan. 30 and is being held on $2-million bail. He’s scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday.

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Detectives believe there may be additional victims.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Rancho Cucamonga Police Department at (909) 477-2800.

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Matt Hamilton

Matt Hamilton is a reporter for the Los Angeles Times. He won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting with colleagues Harriet Ryan and Paul Pringle and was part of the team of reporters that won a Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of the San Bernardino terrorist attack. A graduate of Boston College and the University of Southern California, he joined The Times in 2013.

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