Frontman of California band Los Retros charged with child abuse crimes before Los Angeles concert
The frontman of a popular Southern California band that performed at Coachella this year was charged with illegal acts involving a child just days before his Los Angeles concert.
Mauricio Tapia, 26, of Los Retros, was charged Monday with four counts of unlawful acts with a child under 10 in Ventura County Superior Court.
Tapia also faces several disturbing special allegations, including that the victim was vulnerable and that he took advantage of them from a position of trust.
The Oxnard native’s arrest came days before Los Retros, who played the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in April, was scheduled to perform at the Stones Throw 30 music festival Friday in Los Angeles. The organizer withdrew Los Retros due to “unforeseen circumstances”.
Los Retros had over 2.7 million monthly listeners on Spotify, with one song, “Someone to Spend Time With”, surpassing over 271 million plays.
Tapia did not enter a plea and his bail was set at $3 million.
The band’s label, Stones Throw Records, announced earlier this week that it was dropping the band.
“Yesterday we learned of extremely serious and disturbing allegations against Mauri Tapia, known professionally as Los Retros,” the record company wrote in a statement.
“We previously announced the cancellation of his planned performance at Stones Throw 30 prior to learning of these circumstances. In light of this information, we are taking steps to disassociate ourselves from Tapia and his work. We take these allegations extremely seriously and will continue to evaluate the situation as more information becomes available.”
Tapia founded Los Retros in 2016. His next court date is scheduled for October 22.
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