Dance Teacher from Reality Show' Bring It' Pleads Guilty to Rape and Exposing Teen Boy to HIV

Mar. 16, 2025

John Conner III

A private dance instructor who appeared on one of Lifetime’s reality shows has pleaded guilty to having sex with a minor and exposing the teen to the AIDS virus, authorities announced on Tuesday.

Conner, who was one of the dance coaches onBring It, is also currently being investigated in two other cases involving sexual partners who were 17 and 24.

Investigators alleged that Conner was 26 when he met the 16-year-old boy on social media in 2015.

The two had unprotected sex inside Conner’s vehicle multiple times, where the teen was unknowingly exposed to HIV, which Conner had been diagnosed with in January 2012, Weirich wrote.

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A year after the pair met online, the boy discovered that Conner had HIV. He subsequently told his parents he had sex with the coach and suggested that he get tested for the virus, Weirich explained.

The results later came up positive for the teen.

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Bring Itmade its television debut in March 2014 and follows Coach Dianna “Miss D” Williams and her Dollhouse Dance Factory team as they compete for hip-hop trophies.

Conner appeared on the show during season 1 as the coach of Dynamic Diamond Dollz, and later during season 2 as the coach of the Infamous Dancerettes. He is currently not listed on theBring Itcast list onLifetime’s website.

A spokesperson for Lifetime did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.

source: people.com