A Bronx teacher allegedly sexually assaulted a female student and sent others pictures of his penis via Snapchat, police said.
Alexander Guzman, 26, was arrested Friday night in the Bronx. He was charged with one count each of forcible touching and sexual misconduct, and two counts each of harassment, aggravated harassment and disseminating indecent material to minors, police said.
Guzman, who taught at the Bronx School of Law, Government and Justice in the Melrose section, allegedly used the popular app to sent photos of his penis to three of his female students, two 16-year-olds and one 18-year -old, police said. He also allegedly kissed one of the 16-year-old girls, put his fingers down her pants and assaulted her, authorities said.
The victims said the incidents took place between Sept. 23 and Oct. 31 of this year, police said.
Guzman had been a teacher at the school since September 2021. He was removed from the classroom, a DOE source said. The DOE is moving to terminate him.
“These are deeply disturbing charges and DOE has cooperated with the police department fully and the teacher was immediately removed from the school. The safety of our students is our top priority and we have stringent protections in place to address any allegations of impropriety,” a spokesperson for the Department of Education said in a statement.
The Bronx School of Law is a public school for grades 6 through 12. It’s where NYC Schools Chancellor Meisha Ross Porter got her start in the DOE, briefly as a teacher and then as assistant principal and principal.
Porter helped found the school in 1997 with David Banks. Banks is a leading candidate for to replace Porter as chancellor by newly-elected Eric Adams.