PVPHS Teacher Pleads Not Guilty to Sex Charges

A dance instructor pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges that he had a sexual relationship with a teenage student four years ago.

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Charged with five counts of oral copulation with a minor and one count of digital penetration with a minor, Anthony Angellano pleaded not guilty in the Long Beach courthouse at his arraignment.

The 36-year-old man from Wilmington was arrested on Monday and is being held in jail on $350,000 bail. He is expected back in court Dec. 6.

On Tuesday, authorities held a news conference in hopes that other possible victims might come forward.

In August, a woman told authorities she had a sexual relationship with Angellano while she was a student at Peninsula High School. The woman alleged the relationship occurred during 2006-07 when she was 16 or 17 years old, Los Angeles police Capt. William Hayes said. This information led detectives to a woman believed to be a second victim, who alleged to having a sexual relationship with Angellano more than a decade ago when she was about 16 years old. No charges were filed in that case because the statute of limitations had passed.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective April Geary at 310-726-7915 or Detective Brian Gasparian at 310-726-7916. Call L.A. Crime Stoppers with anonymous tips at 800-222-8477.