https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/10/07/this-is-my-worse-nightmare-woman-tells-court-how-famed-ballet-dancer-allegedly-raped-her-numerous-times-when-she-was-12/

MARTINEZ — A young ballet dancer was just 12 when her parents hired a well-known dancer and choreographer — regarded by many as the best in the Contra Costa County area, she said — to give her private lessons to help her realize her dream of becoming a professional ballerina.

Less than a year after she started those private classes, ballet teacher Viktor Kabaniaev reached under her leotard and touched her, then brought her into the women’s locker room at the private studio where they studied, then he took off her clothes and raped her, she testified Monday at his trial, which opened on Friday.