Former So You Think You Can Dance choreographer and salsa dancing champion Alex Da Silva, accused of four counts of rape, did not enter a plea on Wednesday, but did agree to postpone his arraignment, according to cabc.
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"Four women who claim that they had sex with him involuntarily and they are all involved in the salsa community -- the dancing community. His position is that it was consensual," Silva's attorney Harland Braun expressed.
Silva was initially arrested in April on charges of sexually assaulting four women between May 2003 and March of 2009, reports cabc. It is reported that he was released, but the District Attorney asked detectives to investigate further.
Braun expressed that he does not know what new evidence has led to Da Silva's arrest.
The judge ordered Da Silva to stay away from the alleged victims.
"You are not to harass, strike, threaten, assault including sexually assault, follow, stalk, molest, destroy or damage personal or real property, disturb the peace, keep under surveillance or block the movements of any of these four protected persons," said Judge Thomas Rubinson of Los Angeles Superior Court, according to cabc.
Da Silva's bail is set at $6.2 million, and the arraignment will be on Tuesday, according to cabc -- which also reports that Eyewitness News was told that Da Silva will enter a not guilty plea.
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