Producer Known For 'I Like To Move It' Found Dead In Miami Beach

MIAMI BEACH, FL — Music producer and DJ Eric A. Morillo, who was best known for the 1993 hit "I Like To Move It," was found dead in his Miami Beach mansion Tuesday weeks after the artist was accused of sexual battery.

"Detectives are currently on scene and in the preliminary stages of the investigation," Ernesto Rodriguez of the Miami Beach Police Department said Tuesday.

Rodriguez said police were called to the home in the 5600 block of Lagorce Drive by a 9-1-1 caller at 10:42 a.m. Tuesday. The home is located in an exclusive area of Miami Beach marked by tree-lined streets and multi-million dollar properties.

"There were no apparent signs of foul play," Rodriguez added. "The cause of death will be determined by the Miami Dade Medical Examiner’s Office."

The 49-year-old Morillo was arrested by Miami Beach police on Aug. 5 and charged with one count of sexual assault without serious personal injury stemming from a Dec. 7 pool get-together in the home.

Arrest documents said one of two female guests accused Morillo of having non-consensual sex with her after she fell asleep in Morillo's bedroom while fully clothed.

Court documents said the woman had planned to leave the after Morillo "made several advances toward her, some sexual in nature" but changed her mind because she felt tired and noticed Morillo sleeping on a couch with the other woman.

The woman told police she awoke to find herself naked and Morillo standing by the side of the bed, also naked.

"She then began having what she referred to as flashes of Mr. Morillo performing vaginal, oral sex on her and also felt post-sex pain," according to court documents.

The woman called 9-1-1 as she left the home to report the incident. Morillo denied the allegation and told police he was startled to find the woman in his bed.

A rape kit subsequently confirmed the presence of Morillo's DNA on swab samples taken from the woman, according to court documents.