Shane Sparks Pleads Not Guilty to Child Molestation Charges

'America's Best Dance Crew' judge Shane Sparks has entered an official plea of not guilty to the eight counts of child molestation he was charged with
back in December.
The Emmy nominee, who has worked with Aaliyah, Lindsay Lohan and Monica, was arrested on December 18. He was held on $590,000 bail in a Van Nuys, California, jail, and was released the following day.
According to
TMZ, Sparks, whose work as a choreographer was featured on 'So You Think You Can Dance' prior to his role as a judge on 'America's Best Dance Crew,' is accused of repeatedly molesting an underage girl for many years, beginning in 1994. Sparks' lawyer has called the charges against his client a "Hollywood style" plot to extort money from the star.
Sparks is not the first 'So You Think You Can Dance' cast member to find himself in trouble with the law. Choreographer Alex Da Silva was
arrested for sexual assault in 2009.
Sparks is scheduled to appear back in court on April 20.