Crime & Safety
LI Tutor Accused Of Assaulting 3-Year-Old Student In Massapequa: Police
A 21-year-old assistant teacher at Tutor Time was arrested on assault charges, police say.
MASSAPEQUA, NY — A Copiague woman was arrested after she was accused of assaulting a 3-year-old in Massapequa while working as an assistant teacher at Tutor Time, police said.
According to police, Sydney Forbes, 21, was working at Tutor Time on Grand Avenue when she was accused of physically assaulting the child on Oct. 5 at 12:55 p.m.
Forbes was charged with second-degree assault and endangering the welfare of a child, police said.
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She said she was arraigned on Sunday at First District Court in Hempstead, police said.
Police request that if anyone feels they may have been a victim of a similar incident, they can contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS – all callers will remain anonymous.
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