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Delaware Dance Instructor Arrested on Charges of Sexual Abuse and Electronic Solicitation

State police say the probe found alleged abuse, explicit messages with two teenage students, prompting investigators to seek additional victims.

Overview

  • Delaware State Police arrested 23-year-old Emily Pryor Albino of Seaford and charged her with sexual solicitation via electronic device and four counts of first-degree sexual abuse by a person of trust.
  • Investigators say the probe began after they learned two teenage students at X‑Treme Dance Studio in Laurel were allegedly abused and exchanged sexually explicit messages with their instructor.
  • Pryor Albino was arraigned by a Justice of the Peace and committed to the Department of Correction on a $110,000 cash bond.
  • The Troop 4 Criminal Investigations Unit and the Delaware Department of Justice are continuing the inquiry and asking anyone with information or additional victims to contact Detective R. Mitchell at 302-752-3794 or Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-847-3333.
  • The case highlights risks created by authority in youth extracurricular settings and could lead to broader outreach to other students and reviews of safety practices at local studios.