Los Retros frontman Mauri Tapia charged with unlawful acts on a child

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Set us as preferred Maurisio “Mauri” Tapia, the frontman of the popular SoCal indie rock act Los Retros, has been charged with four felony counts of unlawful acts with a child under the age of 10.Tapia, a 26-year-old Moorpark resident was arrested on Oct.8 and booked with bail set at $3 million.

He was charged in Ventura County Superior Court on Monday, according to court records, and did not enter a plea.The charges come with additional special allegations, around the victim’s vulnerability and that Tapia abused a trustworthy position.

His next court date is Thursday.Los Retros became an influential act in a wave of Latino bands drawing from vintage Mexican balladeers, American oldies and modern indie rock.Tapia played the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival this year, and singles like “Someone to Spend Time With” and “Amtrak” have millions of streams and monthly listeners.

The project was a prominent act on Stones Throw Records, which had initially booked Los Retros to co-headline its 30th anniversary festival.In a statement posted to social media, Stones Throw said that “Yesterday we learned of extremely serious and disturbing allegations against Mauri Tapia, professionally known as Los Retros.

We had previously announced the cancellation of his scheduled performance at Stones Throw 30 before we were aware of these circumstances.In light of this information, we are taking steps to disassociate ourselves from Tapia and his work.

We take these allegations extremely seriously and will continue to assess the situation as more information becomes available.”Get our big stories about Hollywood, film, television, music, arts, culture and more right in your inbox as soon as they publish.By continuing, you agree to our Terms of Service, which include arbitration and a class action waiver.

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