So You Think You Can Dance finalist accused of sexual misconduct with a minor

So You Think You Can Dance finalist accused of sexual misconduct with a minor

Rudy Abreu

So You Think You Can Dance season 11 finalist Rudy Abreu has been accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old. In a viral video doing rounds since May 16, dancer Charley Bennett, 22, revealed harrowing details about her experience as an assistant at a touring dance convention where Abreu worked as an instructor.

The then-14-year-old Bennett shared that she admired the SYTYCD alum since his stint on the show. During her time at the touring dance convention, she said Abreu "slowly began to bond with all the assistants," who were between the ages of 8 and 18. He would allegedly follow them on social media accounts and try to get closer to the girls, who admired him and considered him a cool mentor and teacher.

"That’s how boundaries and lines get crossed really young," she said, reports People.

In the clip, Bennett further alleged that Abreu's interactions slowly progressed into a more sexual nature. Abreu allegedly also sent a Snapchat message to Bennett describing all the ways he wanted to undress her in detail.

Bennett claims Abreu once clicked a naked picture on an aeroplane and sent it to her.In another incident, he allegedly insisted her to look at a hole in his shorts, where the tip of his penis stuck out. “He asks me to look at that before he puts it away,” Bennett claimed.

Along with three friends, Bennett moved to LA when she turned 15 to assist Abreu with a dance. She claimed that he offered her weed and alcohol and touched her inappropriately.

“I distanced myself, I think, after this interaction,” she said. “I felt gross that his girlfriend wasn’t there, and that now he was touching me and it was just making me really uncomfortable.”

Abreu participated in season 11 of So You Think You Can Dance in 2014.