ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A ballet academy founder accused of sexual misconduct will not be charged, the Anchorage District Attorney’s Office said Thursday. The 50-year-old founder of the Anchorage Classical Ballet Academy, Michelangelo Canale, has been accused by at least two ex-students of systematic sexual misconduct in an environment that permitted his behaviour, KTVA-TV reported . “This is someone you pay to correct your body,” the ex-student told the TV station in December. Another ex-student that went public with the TV station said she took her concerns about Canale to the Anchorage Classical Ballet Academy Board of Directors months ago, but she said nothing was done. The TV station reported that Canale hung up the phone on Thursday when questioned by a reporter.

Source: National Post February 02, 2018 08:33 UTC