Melbourne dance community rocked after female teacher is hit with 33 child sex charges involving two students - with alleged offending said to span almost a decade

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Shapiro, P. (2026, October 15). Melbourne dance community rocked after female teacher is hit with 33 child sex charges involving two students - with alleged offending said to span almost a decade. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16207403/melbourne-dance-teacher-female-child-sex-offences-students-charged.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-10-15 · by Paul Shapiro
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A Melbourne dance teacher has been charged with 33 child sex offences involving two students, spanning nearly nine years from 2015 to 2024. The charges include sexually penetrating a minor and intentionally touching children in her care or authority multiple times. Some incidents allegedly occurred between 2018 and 2024, while the accused appeared via video link at court, reportedly struggling with health issues that could reveal her identity if disclosed.
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A Melbourne dance teacher was recently charged with 33 child sex offenses involving two students. The charges include sexual penetration and multiple counts of intentionally sexually touching a minor in her care or authority. Alleged incidents occurred between 2015 and 2024, spanning nearly a decade. Court documents indicate that some details are too sensitive to publish, but the teacher was granted an interim suppression order to protect her identity from being revealed. The accused appeared via video link during her court appearance, reportedly looking shaken and stressed. These charges have shocked the local dance community and raised concerns about child safety in educational settings.

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📰 Melbourne Dance Teacher Charged Sex Crimes
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“The articles describe different incidents involving distinct teachers and students in separate locations.”
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“The articles describe different individuals and separate incidents, one involving a male schoolteacher who used AI to generate nude images of students and another involving a female dance teacher accused of sexual offenses against two students.”
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Paul Shapiro
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🔮 The teacher was granted an interim suppression order at a Melbourne court on Wednesday for reasons the Mail cannot disclose or it might risk revealing her identity.
🔮 Celebrity fitness trainer Sam Wood may plead self-defence if domestic violence charges related to an alleged attack on his wife go to trial, a court has heard.
🔮 Wood, a Melbourne gym owner who made a fortune in the fitness industry when he sold his company, 28 by Sam Wood, to genomics and DNA testing company myDNA in 2022 for $71.2 million, was staying at the property with Snezana and the three children they share, Willow, eight, Charlie, seven, and Harper, four.
🔮 Wood, a multi-millionaire businessman and former Bachelor star, was allegedly staying at the property with his wife Snezana and the three children they share, Willow, 8, Charlie, 7, and Harper, 4. Snezana's 21-year-old daughter from a previous relationship, Eve, was also at the property. Neighbouring guests, who did not want to be named, told the Daily Mail they first became aware something was wrong when police and paramedics arrived at the complex on Saturday night.
🔮 Wood, a multi-millionaire businessman and former Bachelor star, was allegedly staying at the property with his wife Snezana and the three children they share, Willow, 8, Charlie, 7, and Harper, 4. Snezana's 21-year-old daughter from a previous relationship, Eve, was also at the property. Neighbouring guests, who did not want to be named, told the Daily Mail they first became aware something was wrong when police and paramedics arrived at the complex on Saturday night.
🔮 A suspected sex tourist who was rushed from court in an ambulance after learning the Daily Mail would be reporting on his alleged offending has just been hit with even more charges.
🔮 Adlard, who was supported in court by a female companion, had his bail extended and will front court at a later date It is understood Adlard worked as royalties manager for the Australian branch of Pearson, a London-based multinational also known as Pearson Learning Solutions The court heard that Adlard's defence team had made an offer to settle the matter to a plea of guilty, but the prosecution came back with a counter-offer. The prosecution's counter-offer was rejected, with the defence indicating it would make a counter-offer of its own in a bid to settle the matter at an early stage. Adlard was supported in court by a female companion. He had his bail extended and will appear in court at a later date.
🔮 Her matter will be discharged in 12 months if there are no further slip-ups.
🔮 The second female witness said she asked the complainant what Gunguta did but initially she wouldn't say before eventually revealing the allegation.
🔮 The victim was 'worried' he would be doxxed - that is, have his personal information exposed online - because Dadd-Zammit had been in his house 'unsupervised with access to his private documents and things', the prosecution alleged.
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Narrative

A female Melbourne dance teacher, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been charged with 33 child sex offences The woman is also accused of encouraging a child under her care or authority to engage in sexual activity for her own sexual arousal or gratification. She is further accused of sexually touching a second complainant, who was a child in her care, supervision or authority, in a sexual manner multiple times in various Melbourne locations in 2024. She was charged with a total of 19 sexual offences against the second complainant.
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🔮 The teacher was granted an interim suppression order at a Melbourne court on Wednesday for reasons the Mail cannot disclose or it might risk revealing her identity.

Claims (15 extracted, 3 hedged)

A Melbourne dance teacher has sent shockwaves through the artistic education community after she was charged over alleged sexual offences. asserted
she → send → offences
The teacher, who can't be named for legal reasons, has been slapped with 33 charges against two students, including sexually penetrating a child under her care, authority or supervision. asserted
who → name → care
Some details of the charges are too confronting to publish, but court documents allege several incidents involving a 17-year-old occurred during 2018. asserted
incidents → publish → 2018
The teacher was granted an interim suppression order at a Melbourne court on Wednesday for reasons the Mail cannot disclose or it might risk revealing her identity. uncertain
it → grant → identity
Additionally, she is charged with multiple counts of intentionally sexually touching a child in her care. asserted
she → charge → care
The accused, who appeared shaking and stressed via video link, was also charged with communicating with a child aged under 16 with the intention the communication would lead to sexual activity. asserted
communication → accuse → activity
This alleged offending is said to have occurred between 2015 and 2017. asserted
offending → allege → 2015
A female Melbourne dance teacher, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been charged with 33 child sex offences The woman is also accused of encouraging a child under her care or authority to engage in sexual activity for her own sexual arousal or gratification. She is further accused of sexually touching a second complainant, who was a child in her care, supervision or authority, in a sexual manner multiple times in various Melbourne locations in 2024. She was charged with a total of 19 sexual offences against the second complainant. asserted
She → name → complainant
The teacher's alleged conduct against the two complainants spanned almost nine years, between 2015 and 2024, according to charge sheets released by the court. uncertain
conduct → allege → court
A Victoria Police sex crimes investigation unit charged the woman on September 30 this year. asserted
unit → charge → September
The court heard the woman was 'struggling with her health' for reasons the Mail cannot disclose because doing so might identify her. uncertain
doing → hear → her
The court was also told there were concerns about her mental health. asserted
court → tell → health
The court granted her bail on the condition she remain at a fixed address and not contact witnesses, except the police informant. asserted
she → grant → informant
The woman will face court at a later date. asserted
woman → face → date
Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article. asserted
we → accept → article
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