A California piano trainer is accused of sexually abusing his 13-year-old scholar over the course of three months on the educator’s residence, automotive and workplace, in keeping with prosecutors.
Hovanes John Jihanyan, 41, was arrested on Dec. 13 and charged with steady sexual abuse of a kid and different associated felonies weeks after police probed a report of suspected little one abuse by a trainer, in keeping with the Los Angeles County District Lawyer.
A number of the incidents occurred on the scholar’s residence, the trainer’s residence and car, and his studio on the French Conservatory of Music in Beverly Hills between Aug. 1 and Nov. 9, prosecutors mentioned.
The sufferer turned 14-years-old throughout the time of the alleged abuse.
“I am appalled by these horrific acts of sexual abuse against a vulnerable child,” District Lawyer Nathan Hochman mentioned in an announcement.
“Our office has a long history of aggressively prosecuting child abuse cases, and we are fully committed to seeking justice for the victim and their family. The skilled and dedicated prosecutors in our Sex Crimes Division will ensure any criminal who targets children is held accountable.”
Prosecutors consider there are extra victims.
The Santa Monica Police Division launched an investigation on Nov. 19 after detectives obtained a report {that a} piano trainer was sexually abusing his teenage scholar.
A search warrant was executed and the Van Nuys resident was taken into custody in Encino, police mentioned.
The accused sexual predator was charged with steady sexual abuse of a kid beneath 14, forcible oral copulation of a minor sufferer over 14 years, sexual penetration of a minor beneath 16 years, illegal sexual activity with a minor beneath 16 years, sodomy of a kid beneath 16, and lewd act of a kid age 14 or 15.
Jihanyan was booked at Males’s Central Jail in Los Angeles and is being held on $1 million bail.
The accused sexual deviant faces as much as 29 years in state jail, if convicted, and could be required to register as a intercourse offender for all times, prosecutors mentioned.
He can be arraigned on Jan. 15, 2025, on the Airport Courthouse.
