Alleged sex abuser sues former landlord for bond

A Sydney dance teacher awaiting trial on 63 sex abuse charges is suing the landlord of his former dance school premises for the cost of the bond and legal fees.

Grant Davies, who is on remand on charges from 10 former students, is seeking $21,000 from Sasona Pty Ltd, which owned the Chiswick studio where he and his sister Rebecca Davies operated the school, The Sydney Morning Herald reports.

Davies says the landlord changed the locks and refused to return the rental bond after the siblings closed the school in the weeks following Davies’ May arrest.

But the landlord is reportedly countersuing for more than $50,000, saying they need $25,000 remove alterations made without permission and $30,000 in other costs.

The case goes to court next month. Davies will also be back in court to face allegations of a decade of abuse.