A former Los Angeles piano teacher to Hollywood children was sentenced Friday to nine years and four months in state prison after a jury found him guilty of sexually abusing a longtime student, ending a legal saga that spanned nearly a decade.
John Kaleel, 69, made headlines in October when he fled to his native Australia the same day a jury convicted him on five counts of sexual abuse. After fleeing to Australia, he was arrested by US authorities and extradited to LA in January to face sentencing.
