D/FW Radio: Tony Lopez Rape Trial Ends In Mistrial

Anthony Salvatori

UPDATE 5/2/2014 4:15PM:  A mistrial has been declared in the rape trial of Anthony Salvatori, a Christian radio DJ charged with sexual assault and indecency with a child from a case dating back to 1999.

Salvatori, aka DJ Tony Lopez of KLTY radio, worked as a DJ at KISS-FM under the name Tony Marino when the incident is alleged to have taken place.

The 45-year-old Salvatori was charged with indecency with a child and sexual assault of a child.

The woman, now 29, came forward with accusations against Salvatori in 2010. She said she called 106.1 KISS-FM to win concert tickets. When she didn’t win, Salvatori invited her to the station. She went with him to Denny’s and later to his apartment, where she said he raped her.

Earlier Posting...

Jurors on Friday sent out two notes saying they couldn't reach an agreement on either the sexual assault or indecency charge.

The jury was then dismissed and a mistrial was declared.  Salvatori was sent home…a date for a new trial has not yet been set.

Deliberations ended Thursday without a verdict in the rape trial of Anthony Salvatori, charged with sexual assault and indecency with a child from a case dating back to 1999, according to nbcdfw.com.

Salvatori is better known by the name DJ Tony Lopez of KLTY 94.9 FM radio, a Christian radio station in the Dallas area. At the time of the alleged crime, Salvatori worked as a DJ at KHKS 106.1 KISS FM under the name Tony Marino.

On Thursday, Salvatori testified that he did invite his accuser to meet him at KISS-FM back in 1999, that he took her and her cousin to eat at Denny's and then they followed him back to his apartment.

Salvatori was 30 years old at the time, his accuser, 14. Salvatori admitted while at his home he and his accuser were in his bedroom, kissing, that he was "aroused" by the encounter which included some "heavy petting."

Under cross examination, prosecutors tried to get Salvatori to define, "heavy petting," as sexual touching.