‘So You Suppose You Can Dance’ Finalist Accused of Sexual Misconduct with a Minor

So You Suppose You Can Dance season 11 finalist Rudy Abreu is going through accusations of sexual misconduct with a 14-year-old.

In a TikTok video that has garnered over 1.5 million views as of Might 16, 22-year-old dancer Charley Bennett alleged regarding particulars about her expertise as an assistant at a touring dance conference the place Abreu labored as an teacher. The then-14-year-old Bennett acknowledged that she had admired the SYTYCD alum since his stint on the present. Over time, Abreu “slowly started to bond with all of the assistants,” who ranged from ages 8 to 18. 

“His manner of bonding, I assume, was following us on Instagram, Snapchat and all of our Finstas [fake Instagrams] on the time,” Bennett recalled. “He was on So You Suppose You Can Dance, he was dancing with JLo and he was following us on Instagram, and that was cool. We thought he was a cool mentor and a cool instructor, and that’s how boundaries and contours get crossed actually younger.”

Bennett alleged that Abreu’s interactions along with her slowly progressed right into a extra sexual nature. Whereas on tour with the conference, she claimed Abreu despatched her a Snapchat message describing all of the methods he needed to undress her “intimately.”

He later allegedly despatched her a full-body nude image of himself in an airplane lavatory and requested for one in return, to which she complied as a result of she “didn’t know what would occur” if she didn’t. One other alleged incident occurred when Bennett stated Abreu insisted she take a look at a gap in his shorts, the place the tip of his penis caught out.

“He asks me to have a look at that earlier than he places it away,” Bennett claimed.

PEOPLE has reached out to Abreu’s company Go2Talent for remark, and has obtained no response.

After Bennett turned 15, she and three associates flew to Los Angeles to help Abreu with a dance. She says she landed an evening earlier than her associates and stayed at Abreu’s condo, the place he lived along with his girlfriend of two years on the time.

She claimed he provided her weed and alcohol and touched her inappropriately. Earlier than the night time ended, Bennett stated he allegedly informed her “it’s time to go to mattress, as a result of he simply can’t comprise himself.” Then, he allegedly groped her in a hug thrice.

“I distanced myself, I believe, after this interplay,” she stated. “I felt gross that his girlfriend wasn’t there, and that now he was touching me and it was simply making me actually uncomfortable.”

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The final time they noticed one another, Abreu allegedly stated in a big group of individuals in reference to Bennett, “Gosh, I can’t wait till she’s 18.”

Bennett, who has since labored with Jennifer Lopez and Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty clothes line, concluded the TikTok saying, “I hope this video brings consciousness to how issues can slowly evolve and occur, and on no account ought to he be engaged on dancing.”

To Abreu, she added: “Rudy, this isn’t to spoil your life. You ruined your life by yourself by doing all this to a baby. And so I want nothing good for you.”

Abreu was a contestant on season 11 of So You Suppose You Can Dance in 2014. Since then, he has appeared on World of Dance and labored with musicians together with Bebe Rexha, J Balvin and Peso Pluma, in response to The Hollywood Reporter, who cited his on-line resumes and social media posts.

Bennett has beforehand shared the story of her experiences throughout the dance group. In 2020, she claims to have spoken to Abreu’s representatives at McDonald Selznick Associates, per THR. The company now not represents Abreu, and McDonald Selznick Associates didn’t instantly reply to PEOPLE’s request for remark.

If you happen to or somebody you realize has been sexually assaulted, please contact the Nationwide Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or go to rainn.org.