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NJ Violin Teacher Sexually Assaults 12-Year-Old Student, Authorities Say NJ Violin Teacher Sexually Assaults 12-Year-Old Student, Authorities Say
NJ Violin Teacher Sexually Assaults 12-Year-Old Student, Authorities Say An accomplished violinist and music teacher sexually assaulted a 12-year-old student of his in 2016, authorities announced. Dezheng Ping, 57, of Lawrence, was arrested and charged on Sept. 23 in Middlesex County, Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said. An extensive investigation found that Ping sexually assaulted the child during violin lessons held at Ping's then-Plainsboro home, Ciccone said alongside Plainsboro Police Chief Fred Tavener. Ping is employed by Rider University at the Westminster Choir College and provides private violin instruction in West Windsor and Plainsboro. He was cha…

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