Name: Charles Oross, East Islip, Long Island, New York Age: 44 School: Susan B. Anthony Academy (I.S. 238), Queens, New York Position: 8th-grade history teacher Victim: Girl, 13 Press Release (15 Dec 2011): CITY OF NEW YORK T H E S P E C I A L C O M M I S S I O N E R O F I N V E S T I G A T I O N F O R T H E N E W Y O R K C I T Y S C H O O L D I S T R I C T 80 MA I D E N L A N E , 20T H F L O O R NE W YORK, NE W Y O R K 10038 RICHARD J. CONDON Telephone: (212) 510-1400 Fax : (212) 510-1550 SPEC I AL COMMISSIONER WWW.NYCSCI.ORG FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Laurel Wright-Hinckson December 15, 2011 (212) 510-1479 Report Released Today Male Teacher Arrested For Sexual Relationship With A 13-year-old Female Student Today, Special Commissioner of Investigation Richard J. Condon released a reportdetailing an investigation which found that 44-year-old Charles Oross, a teacher assignedto IS 238 in Queens, had a sexual relationship with a 13-year-old female student whenshe attended the school. Oross also engaged in inappropriate e-mail and Facebookcommunications with the girl. Today, investigators from the Special Commissioner’s office arrested Oross whowas charged with rape, criminal sexual act, and endangering the welfare of a child. Thematter will be prosecuted by the Queens County District Attorney’s Office; SpecialCommissioner Condon thanks Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown and his staff.Special Commissioner Condon recommended to Chancellor Walcott that Oross’semployment be terminated and that Oross be made ineligible for future positions with theCity school system. Since mid-November 2011, Oross has been reassigned away fromthe school. His current assignment is to his home. The Office of the Special Commissioner of Investigation is part of the New YorkCity Department of Investigation and Special Commissioner Condon reports toCommissioner Rose Gill Hearn. WPIX (15 Dec 2011): History Teacher Arrested After Having Nearly 2-Year Long Relationship With 8th Grader I recommend reading the entire WPIX article -- lots of detail in it. Gothamist (15 Dec 2011): Queens Middle School Teacher Arrested For Sexual Relationship With 13-Yr-Old Student NBC New York (15 Dec 2011): Eighth-Grade Teacher Arrested for Sex With Girl, 13 New York Daily News (15 Dec 2011): Creepy Queens teacher accused of having sex with 13-year-old student for over year Times Ledger (15 Dec 2011): Jamaica teacher charged with having affair with 13-year-old student AM NY (15 Dec 2011): Queens middle school teacher charged with raping student Huffington Post (15 Dec 2011): Charles Oross, New York City Teacher, Accused Of Raping Female Student Gotham Schools (15 Dec 2011): In report about sex abuse, a clue to the post-rubber room world ABC Local WABC (15 Dec 2011): Queens teacher accused of sex with student Wall Street Journal (15 Dec 2011): DA says NYC teacher had sex with student, 13 Metro New York (15 Dec 2011): Teacher accused of sleeping with student NY 1 (15 Dec 2011): Queens Teacher Charged With Statutory Rape Of 13-Year-Old Student My Fox New York (15 Dec 2011): Elementary Teacher Accused Of Sex With Student Long Island Press (15 Dec 2011): East Islip Man Accused of Sex With 13-Year-Old
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