A female Florida dance teacher has been arrested after she was allegedly caught having relations with an underage female student. The stepfather of the 15-year-old victim reportedly found Lauren Debenedetta and the girl unclothed in her room during a welfare check.
Debenedetta, 38, is also accused of molesting the girl multiple times at Haven Dance Studio, her place of work. She also owns the studio along with her husband, Ted Fields. The teacher is charged with two counts of lewd and lascivious battery on a minor and is out of custody after posting bail.
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The stepfather discovered the pair unclothed in the girl’s bedroom while he was checking on her to see how she was doing. The dance teacher’s car was also in the driveway.
The girl told her stepfather to shut the door – and he closed it, got out of the house and contacted her mother. 
He came back later and discovered Debenedetta on a couch, telling her to get out, the report said. The 15-year-old girl said that Debenedetta had asked if she could visit, and brought soup, before they went into the bedroom, according to the station. She reportedly said there was kissing and that other sexual acts happened. Debenedetta had gotten a cell phone for the girl, and police found messages that said ‘I love you!’ and ‘I love you too!’ on their phones, WWSB reported. There were allegedly incidents involving at dance class and the instructor’s house, reports said. h/t dailymail
The girl said Debenedetta called her into her office, and would kiss her on the mouth and touch her.
According to North Port Sun, Haven Dance Studio owner Ted Fields – who is Debenedetta’s husband – emailed students and families, saying: ‘It is with a heavy heart that I announce Haven Dance will be closed immediately.’