Angelo Tsoltoudis: Beecroft music teacher sexually assaulting teens

A music teacher who had gained the trust of his teenage pupils and their parents sexually assaulted two girls who had gone to him for lessons. He watched on from jail today as he came clean about his offending.

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A disgraced music teacher sexually assaulted two teenage girls who had gone to him for guitar lessons.

Angelos Tsoltoudis, from Beecroft, appeared before Burwood Local Court on Wednesday via audio visual link and pleaded guilty to three counts of indecent assault of a person under 16.

His victims were 14 and 15 years old at the time.

The 55-year-old Tsoltoudis, who appeared on screen in a long dark green sweater with his hair slicked back, worked as a music teacher across several schools and as a private tutor at his home studio.

Angelos Tsoltoudis, 55, was arrested last March at his Beecroft home and charged over the assault of two teenage girls, one aged 14 and the other 15 at the time.

Angelos Tsoltoudis, 55, from Beecroft, pleaded guilty to three counts of indecent assault of a person under 16 at Burwood Local Court on Wednesday.

One of his victims attended regular guitar lessons with him.

In 2016 he offered to give her “massages” to her neck and shoulders during music lessons which would last between 10-15 minutes.

“The offender would massage her under her clothing and touch her skin,” according to agreed facts.

On one occasion the teen was wearing her school uniform and sitting on a chair when Tsoltoudis asked her if she was seeing anyone.

He then started touching her crotch area, according to facts.

A month later, she was 10 minutes into a lesson when he again insisting on giving her a massage standing behind her and touching her neck and back.

The facts state he then put his hands on her breasts and asked “Do you like that?” before she replied “no” and “no stop.”

Angelos Tsoltoudis, 55, was arrested last March at his Beecroft home and charged over the indecent assault of two teenage girls, one aged 14 and the other 15 at the time.

The girl told her mum and reported it to police.

He was arrested in March 2019 after which another victim came forward following media coverage.

Court documents state the girl went to group guitar lessons.

One morning in March 2013, she was setting up instruments along with Tsoltoudis and other students.

He starting talking to her before putting his hands on her breasts and saying “nipple cripple” before he laughed and walked away.

Magistrate Lisa Stapleton adjourned the matter until next month for sentence.