Choreographer Jani Master, who was recently charged with sexual assault of a female colleague, confessed to his crimes on Friday. The choreographer was arrested on Thursday in Goa and then sent to Chanchalguda Jail for judicial custody.

Besides being accused of sexually abusing his colleague multiple times, who was 16 years old when first such instance occurred, Jani Master was also accused of threatening the said colleague with physical harm if she disobeyed or reported the matter to higher authorities.

Jani was booked under clause (2) and (n) of section 376 (rape), criminal intimidation (506) and voluntarily causing hurt (323) of the IPC. After the charges were pressed against the choreographer, the Telugu Film Chamber of Commerce had ordered Jani Master’s suspension from the Telugu Film & TV Dancers and Dance Directors Association (TFTDDA), of which Jani was also the president.