CLAYTON — A University City piano teacher was charged on Tuesday with sexually abusing one of his students, a girl under the age of 12.
Daniel Yavitz, 39, was charged with three felony counts of statutory sodomy of a child. He was in custody Wednesday morning, according to online jail records.
Daniel Yavitz
Police were contacted about the crimes and received a copy of the child's forensic interview, University City police wrote in court records.
The girl told the interviewer about multiple occurrences of sexual abuse by her piano teacher, Yavitz.
He was arrested, police said, and admitted to the abuse, which happened between October 2024 and June 2025.
On one website, Yavitz advertises his in-home piano lessons for all ages. He has six 5-star reviews, mostly from parents.Â
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