Rocky Point Substitute Teacher 'Inappropriately Touched' Student: Police

ROCKY POINT – A 25-year-old substitute teacher was arrested Thursday and charged with sexually abusing a 16-year-old student at Rocky Point High School, Suffolk Police said.

Aimee Otero, of Coram, "inappropriately touched" the male student in a classroom at the high school on April 7, police said.

Special Victims Section detectives began an investigation into Otero's conduct after being contacted by Rocky Point school administrators, police said.

Otero is charged with third degree sexual abuse and endangering the welfare of a child. She was issued a desk appearance ticket and will be arraigned on a later date.

Otero began working as a substitute in Rocky Point in November 2015. She "passed all mandatory New York State background checks prior to employment," Rocky Point Superintendent Michael Ring said in a letter sent home to parents Thursday.