Former Franklin Dance Teacher Indicted On Child Sex Charges

FRANKLIN, TN -- A former Franklin dance instructor was arrested Thursday afternoon following an indictment on a slew of child sex charges.

Ross McCord, 29, of Brentwood, is a former instructor at Franklin's DC Dance Factory and has been under investigation since late October after the parents of a 14-year-old girl came to police with what investigators called "disturbing information."

The grand jury indicted McCord on four counts of statutory rape by an authority figure, four counts of aggravated statutory rape, solicitation of sexual exploitation of a minor and exploitation of a minor by electronic means.

McCord has worked as a dance teacher at various Midstate locations for a decade and police are investigating similar allegations against him in other jurisdictions.

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