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Former Cleveland dance teacher who sexually assaulted students sentenced to 365 years in prison.
News 5 Cleveland published Jul 31, 2020: Dance teacher accused of sexually abusing several male students at Cleveland School of the Arts. A federal lawsuit filed Friday alleges dance teacher Terence M. Greene, 54, sexually abused at least five male students when he was their teacher at the Cleveland School of the Arts.
News5 reports, "School officials looked the other way despite serious allegations against Greene." (emphasis mine)
News 5 Cleveland published May 26, 2023: Dance teacher found guilty of sexually assaulting 8 former students. A jury found Cleveland dance teacher Terence Greene guilty of 65 out of 74 counts, including rape and kidnapping, for sexually assaulting eight of his former students over a 20-year period.
News5
NBC, Cleveland local
written by Sarah Buduson, News 5 Staff
Thursday May 25, 2023
CLEVELAND — A Cuyahoga County jury Thursday morning found Cleveland dance teacher Terence Greene guilty of 65 out of 74 counts, including multiple counts of rape, sexual battery, kidnapping and felonious assault, for sexually assaulting eight of his former students over a 20-year period.
Greene showed no emotion as he was found guilty of 16 counts of rape, 25 counts of sexual battery, 13 counts of kidnapping, eight counts of felonious assault, one count of gross sexual imposition and two counts of disseminating matter harmful to juveniles. He was found not guilty of two counts of rape and four counts of sexual battery.
His victims watched the proceedings virtually via a video conference.
Three charges — rape, sexual battery, and disseminating matter harmful to juveniles — were dropped for lack of evidence after a ninth victim dropped out of the case.
Greene was charged with the eight counts of felonious assault because prosecutors said he knew he was HIV-positive when he allegedly sexually assaulted the students, who were minors at the time. Greene was diagnosed with the virus in 2004.
The twelve jurors deliberated for over a day.
The verdict follows a week-long trial in which each of the eight men testified Greene sexually assaulted them when they were his dance students.
Greene will be sentenced on June 8 at 9 a.m. The prosecutor said Greene could be facing multiple life sentences.
History of allegations
News 5 Investigator Sarah Buduson broke the story about the sexual assault allegations against Greene in July 2020 after some of the same former students filed a civil lawsuit against Greene.
The former students also filed a claim against the Cleveland Metropolitan School District, alleging the district turned a blind eye to Greene's behavior for years.
CMSD settled the lawsuit in 2021 for $3.25 million.
Greene resigned from his job at the Cleveland School of the Arts over sexual misconduct accusations in 2014.
Despite warnings, Cuyahoga Community College hired Greene to teach dance in 2015.
In 2019, one of Greene's students at Tri-C filed a report with Garfield Heights Police, alleging Greene sexually assaulted him at his home. The student's report launched the criminal investigations that led to the current 72-count indictment against Greene.
WKYC Channel 3 published May 25, 2023: Former Cleveland dance teacher found guilty of sexually abusing students. A former dance teacher at the Cleveland School of Arts has been found guilty on multiple charges of sexual assaulting eight of his former students.
19 News published Jun 8, 2023: Sentencing for a Cleveland dance teacher guilty of sexually assaulting former students. Sentencing for a Cleveland dance teacher guilty of sexually assaulting former students.
Former Cleveland dance teacher who sexually assaulted students sentenced to 365 years in prison.
WKYC3 NBC News, Cleveland local
written by Anna Meyer, Dave DeNatale, Lynna Lai, Associated Press
Thursday June 8, 2023
CLEVELAND — A former dance teacher at the Cleveland School of Arts has been found guilty on multiple charges of sexual assaulting eight of his former students.
According to the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office, 57-year-old Terence Greene was found guilty on the below 65 counts on Thursday:
- 16 counts of rape
- 25 counts of sexual battery
- 1 count of gross sexual imposition
- 8 counts of felonious assault
- 13 counts of kidnapping
- 2 counts of disseminating matter harmful to juveniles
Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Kevin Kelley also found Greene guilty of being a sexually violent predator.
Greene is scheduled to be sentenced by Judge Kelley on June 8 at 9 a.m.
Prosecutors say from 1998 to 2019, Greene sexually assaulted eight students, all of whom were under the age of 18. The assaults occurred in the dressing room of the school, at events in and out of state, and at multiple residences throughout Ohio.
Greene was an acclaimed dance teacher who helped launch the careers of many young dancers, including some who performed on Broadway. He resigned from the Cleveland School of Arts, part of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District, in 2014. He later began working at Cuyahoga Community College's dance academy for children, where the abuse continued until 2019, according to prosecutors.
The victims reported the assaults to the Cleveland Division of Police in June of 2020. Two months later, Greene was arrested in New York by U.S. Marshals after being charged with sexual assault from abuse that happened in Sept. 2008.
In 2021, the Cleveland Metropolitan School District agreed to pay a $3.25 million settlement after eight former students filed a lawsuit accusing the school of failing investigate past claims of sexual abuse against Greene. Tri-C has denied being aware of Greene’s past claims of sexual abuse.
Greene had been found not guilty of sexual battery charges involving a student in 2004 and returned to teaching that year. The students' lawsuit said the school allowed Greene to continue to share hotel rooms with students on school-sanctioned trips.
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