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The 40-year-old Sparks was arrested by detectives from the Van Nuys Division on a felony warrant and several counts. Sparks was booked into the Van Nuys jail on a $590,000 bail. The popular TV show dance judge has been the subject of an ongoing investigation. The Los Angeles Police Department is seeking more victims and further information about the case from the public.

Melvin Shane Sparks, the highly lauded choreographer on “So You Think You Can Dance,” and celebrity-reality  judge on MTV’s,  “America’s Best Dance Crew” was arrested on Dec. 18th for the alleged sexual assault of a minor. 

The minor, said to be  younger than 14-years of age at the time of the incident was a previous student at the well-known, Millennium Dance Complex in North Hollywood where Sparks taught dance lessons.