Michael Luecke, Stamford, Connecticut (arrested Feb 2014) [masturbating in school]

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Michael Luecke (44 Strawberry Hill Avenue, Stamford, Connecticut), 72, substitute teacher at Westhill High School, Stamford Public Schools, Stamford, Connecticut, "arrested for touching himself in front of students inside a high school"

Also worked for:

• Greenwich Public Schools, Greenwich, Connecticut

WFSB: Substitute teacher arrested for touching himself at Stamford School (Feb 26 2014)

A paraeducator told police she saw a male substitute teacher, who was identified as Michael Luecke, masturbating in the Raynor area at West Hill High School at about 7:30 a.m. She told police that she thought Luecke was injured. When she went to help him, he had "his hand in his pants and manipulating his penis." The paraeducator screamed as Luecke ran away. West Hill High School resource officers identified Luecke and detained him after he was discovered "overseeing" a classroom ... According to video surveillance footage, Luecke was seen "suspiciously manipulating the front of his pants while looking at students in the courtyard." There are six students in the area when Luecke is allegedly performing this lewd act ... The video also shows Luecke going behind lockers for about one minute, emerging and lying on his back on the floor in the Raynor building. "The witness then confronts him while he is on the floor and observes him with his pants open and his penis in an aroused state," police said in a statement Wednesday.​

CBS Springfield: Substitute teacher arrested for touching himself at Stamford School (Feb 26 2014)


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Hartford Courant: Stamford Substitute Teacher Charged With Public Indecency (Feb 26 2014)

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According to police, [Michael] Luecke was discovered about 7:33 a.m. by a school paraprofessional, who walked by an out cove in the hallway and saw a man on the ground. Thinking the man was hurt, the woman approached him and saw that the man's hand was in his pants "manipulating his penis," police said. The woman immediately notified school officials. They identified the man as Luecke and removed him from the class he was overseeing, police said. School surveillance video shows Luecke in a stairwell just prior to his discovery "suspiciously manipulating the front of his pants while looking at students in the courtyard," police said. Luecke then disappears behind a bank of student lockers for a minute, then emerges and lies on his back on the floor, which is where the paraprofessional found him, according to police. In the video, six students are seen passing Luecke's location while he masturbates, police said.​

 

Middletown Press: Substitute teacher charged with public indecency at Stamford school (Feb 26 2014)

Shortly after 7:30 a.m. a school employee spotted an elderly man on the hallway floor of Westhill High School. She assumed that he was injured and approached him only to discover that his hands were in his pants touching his penis, police said. She yelled at the man and notified school officials right away. He was identified as Michael Luecke, 72, a substitute teacher working at the school, according to police. Officials said Luecke was immediately removed from the classroom he was overseeing and detained by Westhill school resource officers. Video surveillance recovered from minutes before the lewd act showed Luecke in another location suspiciously manipulating the front of his pants while looking at students in the courtyard.​

 

Daily Voice: Stamford Substitute Teacher Arrested After 'Inappropriate Sexual Behavior' (Feb 26 2014)

Stamford police were called to Westhill High School on Wednesday morning after a paraprofessional reported seeing a substitute teacher performing “inappropriate sexual behavior,” a school official said The substitute teacher [Michael Luecke] ... had worked in the district as a substitute for a number of years without any complaints, said Sharon Beadle, a spokeswoman for the Stamford School District.​

 

New York Daily News: Connecticut teacher arrested after masturbating at school with students around (Feb 26 2014)

Michael Luecke, 71, was arrested and charged with public indecency, breach of the peace and risk of injury to a minor ... A teaching assistant initially thought Luecke was injured when she found him on the ground about 7:33 a.m. at Westhill High School in Stamford, Conn. But when she approached she saw that that the fly on his pants was open and he was touching his penis that was in an "aroused state," according to police. The female worker yelled at Luecke and alerted school officials, causing him to flee the scene and head to the classroom he was scheduled to oversee ... The witness' story was corroborated by the school's surveillance video that showed Luecke pleasuring himself while six students walk past his location.​

 

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Stamford Advocate: Substitute teacher charged with indecent exposure (Feb 26 2014)

According to police, at about 7:33 a.m. Michael Luecke was spotted lying on the floor by a teacher's assistant who thought he was injured. When she got closer, she realized the man had his hand in his pants and he was fully aroused, police said. The assistant then yelled at Luecke and notified school officials. Luecke ran off at that point, police said. School Principal Camille Figluizzi said she called police and turned over video surveillance of the incident. Figluizzi said class was in session at the time and the students who passed by Luecke's location in the Raynor house of the building did not seem to notice the incident. According to police, six students passed the location while Luecke was masturbating.​

 

Stamford Times: Stamford teacher charged with masturbating at Westhill H.S. (Feb 26 2014)

A paraeducator observed Luecke lying on the floor in the Raynor area of the school at approximately 7:30 a.m., according to Stamford Police Lt. Diedrich Hohn. The witness, who thought Luecke was injured, approached him and observed Luecke with his hand in his pants and manipulating his penis, Hohn said. Police say the witness yelled at him and notified school officials. Luecke quickly departed the area, Hohn said. School officials notified Westhill High school resource officers and Luecke was immediately removed from a classroom and detained, police said. Police recovered video surveillance showing Luecke in a corner of a stairwell of the Raynor building suspiciously manipulating the front of his pants while looking at students in the courtyard, Hohn said. The video showed Luecke then went behind a bank of student lockers for approximately one minute, police said. He then lay on the floor on his back, police said. The witness then confronts Luecke while he is on the floor and observes him with his pants open and his penis in an aroused state, Hohn said. The video also shows six students passing by Luecke as he committed the act, police said.​

 

Connecticut Post: Substitute teacher charged with indecent exposure (Feb 26 2014)

A 72-year-old substitute teacher at Westhill High School was put on suicide watch after he was allegedly caught masturbating in a school hallway while looking at school children Wednesday morning shortly after the school day began. According to police, at about 7:33 a.m. Michael Luecke was spotted lying on the floor by a teacher's assistant who thought he was injured. When she got closer, she realized the man had his hand in his pants and he was fully aroused, police said. The assistant then yelled at Luecke and notified school officials. Luecke ran off at that point, police said. School Principal Camille Figluizzi said she called police and turned over video surveillance of the incident.​

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A news release by Lt. Diedrich Hohn said video surveillance tape was recovered showing Luecke in a corner of a stairwell in the Raynor building at 7:30 a.m. suspiciously manipulating the front of his pants while looking at students in the courtyard. ​

Once he was identified, Luecke was found in the classroom he was overseeing, and removed, police said. He was brought to the main office and detained by school resource officers.​

 

Huffington Post: Substitute Teacher Michael Luecke Accused Of Masturbating In School Hallway (Feb 27 2014)

Police say a substitute teacher at a Connecticut high school was caught masturbating Wednesday in a school hallway as he watched students in the courtyard, The Hartford Courant reported. Michael Luecke, 72, was arrested for public indecency, breach of the peace and risk of injury to a minor, according to reports. A faculty worker at Westhill High School in Stamford told police she spotted Luecke lying on the ground and thought he was injured. But on closer inspection, she saw him "manipulating his penis," police said, per the Courant. Video surveillance footage also shows him in a second suspiciously lewd act, Stamford Police Lt. Diedrich Hohn told News 12 in the segment above. "The principal took immediate action and called the police,” Stamford Public Schools rep Sharon Beadle told the New York Daily News.​

 

Daily Caller: Substitute teacher, 72, arrested for furiously masturbating in high school hallway (Feb 27 2014)

Police say a school paraprofessional spotted Luecke doing the deed just after 7:30 a.m. The woman said she walked by Luecke as he was sitting in the hallway. She thought maybe he was hurt. When she approached him, she said, she realized that the 72-year old substitute teacher had his hand stuck down his pants and was “manipulating his penis.” The school paraprofessional then notified school officials, who notified police. At that point, school officials removed Luecke from the class he was calmly teaching.​

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According to The Courant, surveillance video of the scene shows Luecke in a stairwell “suspiciously manipulating the front of his pants while looking at students in the courtyard.” The sub then vanishes behind some lockers for a moment. Then, he reappears, lying on his back on the floor, focused on the task at hand. At some point, the shocked paraprofessional discovered him — but not before a half dozen students stroll by.​

Yahoo! News: Substitute teacher, 72, arrested for furiously masturbating in high school hallway (Feb 27 2014)

 

Raw Story: Connecticut substitute teacher, 72, arrested for fondling himself in front of students (Feb 27 2014)

A teacher’s assistant told police she saw a male substitute teacher, identified as Michael Luecke,72, masturbating in front of some lockers at West Hill High School. The assistant told police that she thought Luecke was injured and that, when she went to help him, he had “his hand in his pants and manipulating his penis.” The school employee screamed as Luecke ran away. According to surveillance video reviewed later, Luecke can be seen “suspiciously manipulating the front of his pants while looking at students in the courtyard.” Six students passed by the area where Luecke is alleged to have exposed himself. The video also shows Luecke going behind lockers for about a minute, then emerging and lying on his back on the floor.​

 

Opposing Views: Elderly Substitute Teacher Arrested For Masturbating In Front Of Students (Feb 27 2014)

A teaching assistant found [Michael] Luecke on the ground in a stairwell at 7:33 a.m. and thought he was injured. When she approached, he allegedly had his pants open and was touching his penis, police said. The woman yelled at him and he fled the scene. “The principal took immediate action and called the police,” said Sharon Beadle, public affairs officer for Stamford Public Schools. Luecke was later found by resource officers in a classroom where he was working with students.​

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"Video surveillance was found showing Luecke ... in a corner of a stairwell in the Rayner building suspiciously manipulating the front of his pants while looking at students in the courtyard," police said. Six students pass his location while he masturbates.​

 

NBC Connecticut: Sub Teacher Accused of Lewd Act Said He Was Fixing Pants (Feb 27 2014)

A 72-year-old substitute music teacher at Westhill High School in Stamford has been dismissed after he was found masturbating at school yesterday morning, according to police. Michael Luecke, of Stamford, appeared in court today. He is being held on $10,000 and told police that he was no[t] masturbating but fixing his pants, according to court papers.​

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A school staff member who was walking in an area of lockers just after 7:33 a.m. on Wednesday saw Luecke the ground and approached him because she thought he was hurt. Instead, she found a substitute teacher with his hand in his pants and “manipulating his penis,” according to police. His head was tilted back and his eyes were rolled back, according to court paperwork.​

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The staff member who found Luecke told him his behavior was inappropriate and he responded that he "had to find somewhere else to do that," according to court paperwork. The staff member told he Luecke that he should not be working around kids and he responded, "that never happened to me before."​

 

Inquisitr: Substitute Teacher Caught Masturbating In School Hallway, Police Say (Feb 27 2014)

The suspect, identified in multiple media accounts as Michael Luecke, age 72, was allegedly caught in the act by a teaching assistant. “A school staff member who was walking in an area of lockers just after 7:33 a.m. saw a man on the ground and approached him because she thought he was hurt. Instead, she found a substitute teacher with his hand in his pants and ‘manipulating his penis,’ according to police. She yelled at him and notified school officials, who quickly notified Westhill High School Resource Officers.”​

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The principal called police and gave them surveillance video of the incident. Responding police removed him from a classroom shortly thereafter and took him into custody. Authorities claim that the surveillance camera shows the man “suspiciously manipulating the front of his pants while looking at students in the courtyard.”​

 

UPI: Elderly substitute teacher charged with masturbating in school hallway: A colleague observed 72-year-old Michael Luecke with his hand "in his pants manipulating his penis” (Feb 27 2014)

A female paraprofessional educator stumbled upon Michael Luecke on the ground and went to assist him. Upon closer inspection, she observed the 72-year-old with his hand "in his pants manipulating his penis.” After she alerted school officials about his behavior, Luecke was detained by school resource officers ... "Video surveillance was found showing Luecke…in a corner of a stairwell in the Rayner building suspiciously manipulating the front of his pants while looking at students in the courtyard," police told the Norwalk Daily Voice. The video shows six students walk by Luecke while he was masturbating.​

 

Gothamist: Substitute Teacher Accused Of Masturbating In CT School Hallway (Feb 27 2014)

Michael Luecke, who works as a music teacher sub at Westhill High School in Stamford, was allegedly found lying on the ground of a hallway by a teaching assistant at around 7:30 a.m. yesterday. The teaching assistant initially thought she was injured, but discovered his fly was open and he was "manipulating his penis," according to police. Her statement was corroborated by surveillance video, which also showed six students walking by Luecke while he was allegedly masturbating. ​

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Officials say the teacher reprimanded Luecke and told him he "had to find somewhere else to do that." He then returned to his classroom, and was later removed by police, reportedly telling them during interrogation that he was fixing his pants.​

 

Daily Voice: Arrested Substitute Teacher Passed Background Check, Stamford Schools Say (Feb 27 2014)

The 72-year-old man accused of masturbating in the hallway at Westhill High School has been fired by the public school systems in Stamford and Greenwich, where he worked as a substitute teacher, school officials said Thursday. ​

Michael Luecke, of Stamford, was arrested on charges of public indecency, second-degree breach of peace and risk of injury to a minor after the incident Wednesday, Stamford police said. ​

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“This is the first complaint [about Lueke] we’ve gotten,” [Stamford Public Schools spokeswoman Sharon ] Beadle said. If anything had come up in his background check, the school system would not have hired him in the first place, she said. ​

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A similar process took place with the Greenwich schools, said Kim Eves, director of communications for the school district. “We wouldn’t have hired him if there was something in his background check,” she said. Luecke had worked as a substitute teacher in the middle schools and Greenwich High school, she said. ​

 

Gawker: Elderly Teacher Caught "Manipulating His Penis" in School Hallway (Feb 28 2014)

A 72-year-old substitute teacher was arrested after a coworker reportedly caught him sneaking in some quick "penis manipulation" before first period ... He was later arrested by Stamford, Connecticut, police and charged with public indecency, second-degree breach of peace, and risk of injury to a minor, according to the Stamford Advocate ... According to court documents viewed by local reporters, Luecke told police he was just "fixing his pants."​

 

Greenwich Post: Greenwich schools say no evidence of wrongdoing by Stamford teacher accused of indecency (Feb 28 2014)

Days after a substitute teacher [Michael Luecke] in Stamford was arrested for alleged lewd conduct, the Greenwich Public Schools said there is no evidence he engaged in any similar acts while teaching in the district.​

 

Greenwich Patch: Substitute Teacher Accused of Lewd Act Is Dropped from Schools' Hiring Lists (Feb 28 2014)

A substitute teacher in the Greenwich and Stamford public school districts will no longer teach in either district following his arrest on charges he committed a lewd act this week in Stamford's Westhill High School. Michael Luecke, 72, of Stamford, was arrested Wednesday morning after a staff member reported finding him on the ground, according to NBC Connecticut. Thinking he was hurt, the staffer stopped and reportedly found him with his hand in his pants and in an aroused state ... Following an appearance in state Superior Court in Stamford on Feb. 27, Luecke was released on $10,000 bond, required to wear an electronic monitoring device, be placed under house arrest, to stay away from schools and minors, and undergo a mental health evaluation, according to NBC.​