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Yat-Sen Chang, 50, was today jailed for nine years at Isleworth Crown Court
A former English National Ballet dancer who used his 'fame and prestige' to sexually assault four young female students has been jailed for nine years.
Yat-Sen Chang, 50, inappropriately touched the teenagers during massages at two London dance schools between 2009 and 2016.
The Cuban joined the English National Ballet in 1993 and was a principal dancer at the company until 2011, performing in productions including The Nutcracker, Coppelia and Sleeping Beauty.
Chang targeted his victims, who were aged between 16 and 19 at the time, at the English National Ballet and Young Dancers Academy, where a dance studio was named after him.
He was jailed for a total of nine years at Isleworth Crown Court on Wednesday after being found guilty of 12 counts of sexual assault and one count of assault by penetration following a trial earlier this year.
Judge Edward Connell told Chang: 'You took advantage of your fame and position of trust' to engage in 'grooming-type behaviour' and carry out the attacks 'for your own sexual gratification'.
He added: ‘As time went on and your abuse went unreported, your risk taking increased
