ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - On Tuesday, a former piano teacher, was charged with more child sex crimes.

Daniel Yavitz, 39, was charged with three counts of statutory sodomy or attempted statutory sodomy with a child under 12 years old in St. Louis City.

Yavitz had been charged in June for abusing one of his piano students at his University City home. He also used to work at the Parkway School District.

According to court records, University City Police detectives were investigating Yavitz’s house when they discovered a journal.

The journal contained several entries where Yavitz described sexual encounters with minors, including a child that he babysat from 2017 to March 2025.

He would babysit her at her home in St. Louis City.

The child was interviewed by detectives and describe

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