Richard Hirschl biography: 13 things about Tustin, California man

Richard Hirschl is a white man from California, United States. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. He was born in Toronto, Canada.
2. From Canada, he moved to the U.S. and became a resident of Tustin, Orange County, California.
3. Aside from Tustin, he has lived in other parts of California including Anaheim and Corona.
4. He previously lived in Melrose, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, USA.
5. He had his dance training under the tutelage of Tamara Elganova of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, Stanley Holden of Royal Ballet and Sadler Wells Ballet, David Lichine, Yuri Smaltzoff and Erglis Smaltzoff .
6. As a member of the Bolshoi Ballet, he danced with George Balanchine.
7. As a dancer, he toured with the Ballet Folklorico of Mexico, the Stuttgart Ballet and the Orange County Ballet Company and joined a short production with the American Ballet Theater.
8. In April 1972, he opened his studio called the Hirschl School of Dance Arts on North Tustin Avenue in Anaheim.
9. From 1974 to 1982, he attended different schools in California including Fullerton College, Santa Ana College, California State University, Fullerton and the University of California, Irvine.
10. Between 2012 and 2017, he allegedly assaulted two teenagers. At the time of the assault, the victims were between 11 and 13 years old.
11. On November 3, 2022, he was charged with four felony counts of lewd or lascivious acts with a minor younger than 14.
12. On November 4, 2022, he was arrested by the Anaheim Police Department and was booked into the Anaheim City Jail on South Harbor Boulevard in Anaheim. He was released after posting $100,000 bail.
13. He was 66 years old when he was arrested on November 4, 2022. On December 21, 2022, Hirschl will be arraigned at the North Justice Center in Fullerton, Orange County.

Richard Hirschl, 66, was arrested on Friday after he was arrested in connection with a series of sexual assault charges against minors between 2012 and 2017. https://t.co/z7NPWBaeKZ

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