Acclaimed Cleveland school dance teacher convicted of raping students during a 20-year career

CLEVELAND (AP) — A former school dance instructor in Cleveland faces up to life prison after being convicted Thursday of raping six teenage students and sexually abusing two others. Jurors also found Terence Greene guilty on kidnapping and felonious assault charges. Greene was an acclaimed dance teacher who helped launch the careers of many young dancers. Prosecutors say he began sexually abusing a 14-year-old boy soon after he was hired by the Cleveland Metropolitan School District in the late 1990s. They say the eight victims in the case ranged were teenagers when the abuse began. A message seeking comment was left with Greene’s attorney on Thursday.