NYC School Employee Accused Of Luring A Child, Attempted Rape

SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY — A Brooklyn school employee was arrested for attempting to lure a teenager to a mid-Hudson Valley hotel. The State Police Troop F Child Abuse Unit in Sullivan County said Abraham Silverberg, 51, of Brooklyn, was charged with luring a child and third-degree attempted rape, felonies, and endangering the welfare of a child, a misdemeanor.

Police said that Silverberg, who is an employee at PS 116 in Manhattan, tried to lure the teenager to a hotel in Sullivan County for the purpose of engaging in sexual conduct.

The investigation also found that Silverberg engaged in sexual conduct with a child less than 13 years old while living in Kings County, police said. That information led to a joint investigation with Troop NYC Bureau of Criminal Investigation in Brooklyn.

Silverberg was arraigned in the Town of Thompson and was sent to the Sullivan County Jail without bail.

Police said the charges in Kings County are pending at this time.

No immediate response was received from the principal of PS 116 when Patch requested a comment.

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