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Shane Sparks
American hip-hop choreographer (born )
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| Born | Melvin Shane Sparks () June 25, (age&#;55) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Occupation | Hip-hop choreographer |
| Children | 1 |
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VAN NUYS (CBS) — Choreographer Shane Sparks, who was a judge on MTV's "America's Best Dance Crew," pleaded no contest Tuesday to a felony charge of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor under 16 and was sentenced to days in jail.
In exchange for his plea, prosecutors dropped eight sex-related counts involving an underage girl in the s, according to the District Attorney's Office.
Along with the jail term, which must be completed within one year, Judge Martin Herscovitz ordered Sparks to complete 52 sexual offender counseling sessions and spend five years on formal probation, during which time he cannot be near a female minor without another adult being present.
The criminal complaint, filed in December , alleged that the crimes occurred between July and April
Sparks, now 42, was arrested Dec. 18, , at his Studio City home and released the following day on bail.
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(CBS/AP) LOS ANGELES - A judge on MTV's "America's Best Dance Crew," Shane Sparks, has pleaded not contest to having sex with an underage girl in the s.
Sparks had been facing eight felony charges involving the alleged crime. The Lost Angeles hip-hop choreographer pleaded no contest Tuesday to a felony count of having unlawful sex with a minor under 16 after prosecutors dropped the original charges.
Sparks was sentenced to days in jail and five years of probation. The judge also ordered him to complete 52 sessions of sexual offender counseling and to stay away from underage girls unless an adult is present.
The Cincinnati-born Sparks has worked with Brandy, Aaliyah, Monica and Lindsay Lohan and was nominated for an Emmy for his choreography on "So You Think You Can Dance," according to MTV.
Sparks was arrested in December at his North Hollywood home.