Brooklyn Teachers Aide Awaiting Trial for Befriending Male Student Inot Sexual Abuse
Police made an arrest of a teacher’s aide Gregory Atkins in Manhattan in 2012.
After the arrest of 56-year-old Atkins, Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott issued a statement, “We have a responsibility to preserve a safe and nurturing environment in our schools, and we take this allegation very seriously.”
Atkins is accused of sexually abusing a student at P.S. 87 on the Upper West Side, and it turns out he was investigated before at another school, where a mother grew suspicious because he gave her son gifts, took him on outings and offered to babysit.
They were classic warnings signs, according to former sex crimes prosecutor Ama Dwimoh.
“You will see perhaps an adult paying too much attention to the child. Unusual phone calls, why is this adult person calling my child?” she said.
Atkins was never charged after the previous investigation but some now question putting him in another classroom.
“Why did he get a second go around?” Stringer asked. “That has to be investigated and we need a full investigation.”
A spokesperson with the DOE said Atkins “was given a background check when he was hired as any DOE employee.”
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