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Dariusz Pawlas

Dariusz Pawlas plays piano.

In 2016 Dariusz Pawlas was accused of molesting a child during a lesson at his home. He was ordered to have no contact with minors. Separately from this incident, a Houston woman sued Pawlas and Rice Univerisity in 2022 for historical abuse when she was 10 years old. As of 2022 he is currently incarcerated for the 2016 incident. Rice University terminated him after criminal charges were brought in 2016.
Dariusz Pawlas

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Articles

  1. ABC13 (November 18, 2016). Former Rice University music teacher accused of molesting a child during a lesson. ABC13. Archived from the original on August 23, 2025.

  2. ABC13 (November 21, 2016). Music teacher faces judge in child indecency case. ABC13 Houston. Archived from the original on August 23, 2025.

  3. Cochran, Amanda (January 22, 2022). Rice University, ex-piano instructor named in lawsuit alleging child sex abuse. KPRC. Archived from the original on January 24, 2022.

  4. Ketterer, Samantha (January 25, 2022). Woman sues Rice, former piano instructor over alleged sexual assault when she was a child. Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on January 25, 2022.

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