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California indie-rock star charged with heinous crimes ahead of LA concert

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O'Keefe, R. (2026, October 17). California indie-rock star charged with heinous crimes ahead of LA concert. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/17/us-news/california-indie-rock-front-man-charged-with-heinous-crimes-ahead-of-la-concert/

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Mauricio Tapia, the frontman of Southern California band Los Retros, has been charged with four felony counts of unlawful acts involving a child under 10 in Ventura County Superior Court. This arrest occurred just days before the band was scheduled to perform at a music festival in Los Angeles. The charges include special allegations that the victim was vulnerable and that Tapia allegedly took advantage of them from a position of trust. Los Retros, which has over 2.7 million monthly listeners on Spotify, had their upcoming performance canceled due to these "unforeseen circumstances," and their record label, Stones Throw Records, announced they would disassociate themselves from the band.

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Mauricio Tapia, the frontman of Los Retros, was charged with four felony counts of unlawful acts involving a child under 10 in Ventura County Superior Court on Monday. This arrest occurred just days before the indie-rock star's scheduled performance at the Stones Throw 30 music festival in Los Angeles, where he had been expected to perform on Friday. The band, which boasts over 2.7 million monthly listeners on Spotify and a hit song "Someone to Spend Time With" with more than 271 million listens, played at Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival earlier this year. Following Tapia's arrest, the festival organizer removed Los Retros due to “unforeseen circumstances.” The band’s label, Stones Throw Records, has not commented further on the situation.

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The frontman of a popular Southern California band that performed at Coachella this year was charged unlawful acts involving a child only days before he was to play a show in Los Angeles. asserted

he → perform → Angeles

Mauricio Tapia, 26, of Los Retros, was hit with four felony counts of unlawful acts with a child under the age of 10 in Ventura County Superior Court on Monday. asserted

Tapia → hit → Monday

Tapia also faces several disturbing special allegations, including that the victim was vulnerable and that he allegedly took advantage of them from a position of trust. uncertain

he → face → trust

The Oxnard native’s arrest came days before Los Retros, which played at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in April, was scheduled to perform at the Stones Throw 30 music festival on Friday in LA. asserted

which → come → LA

The organizer removed Los Retros due to “unforeseen circumstances.” asserted

organizer → remove → circumstances

Los Retros had more than 2.7 million monthly listeners on Spotify, with one song, “Someone to Spend Time With,” topping more than 271 million listens. asserted

Retros → have → listens

Tapia has not entered a plea, and his bail has been set at $3 million. asserted

bail → enter → million

The band’s label, Stones Throw Records, announced earlier this week that it was dropping the group. asserted

it → announce → group

“Yesterday we learned of extremely serious and disturbing allegations against Mauri Tapia, professionally known as Los Retros,” the record company wrote in a statement. asserted

company → learn → statement

“We had previously announced the cancellation of his scheduled performance at Stones Throw 30 before we were aware of these circumstances. asserted

we → announce → circumstances

In light of this information, we are taking steps to disassociate ourselves from Tapia and his work. asserted

we → take → Tapia

We take these allegations extremely seriously and will continue to assess the situation as more information becomes available. asserted

information → take → situation

Tapia founded Los Retros in 2016. asserted

Tapia → found → 2016

His next court date is scheduled for Oct. 22. asserted

date → schedule → Oct.

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