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QUEENS WEEKLY, MARCH 8, 2020
Photo: Jenna Bagcal/QNS
BY JENNA BAGCAL
Police arrested a special
education teacher in Oakland
Gardens on Wednesday
after he was allegedly caught
sexually abusing one of his
students on school property.
According to reports, 48-
year-old Marc Scheibel from
P4 Queens (P4Q) allegedly
forced a 9-year-old autistic
student to “rub his groin
through his sweatpants” and
touch his buttocks. A coworker
alerted the school
principal who then called
the police.
Queens District Attorney
Melinda Katz said that
another person in the classroom
allegedly captured the
incident on camera.
“The victim in this case
is a defenseless child with
autism. The defendant —
trusted teacher in our school
system — is alleged to have
taken advantage of both his
position and the little girl’s
innocence. Our children
must always be protected
from predators. The defendant
will be held accountable
for his alleged actions,” said
Katz.
Katz said that the alleged
video recording shows Scheibel
pulling the child’s hand
under the table toward his
groin. Later on in the video,
Scheibel points toward his
groin, where the young girl
puts her hand for a period of
time.
“This alleged behavior is
completely unacceptable and
we immediately reassigned
this teacher away from the
classroom because of this
deeply disturbing allegation.
He will not have any
interaction with students,”
said DOE spokesperson
Danielle Filson.
P4Q is a District 75 school
co-located within the building
of P.S. 213 and serves students
from Pre-K to 8th grade
who are severely emotionally
challenged, on the autism
spectrum or who have intellectual
disabilities.
The DOE sent letters
home families from both
P4Q and P.S. 213 to inform
them of the incident.
Reach reporter Jenna
Bagcal by e-mail at jbagcal@
qns.com or by phone at (718)
260-2583.
DA Katz co-hosts Black
History Month event
BY BILL PARRY
Queens District Attorney
Melinda Katz went back
to Borough Hall to join Acting
Queens Borough President
Sharon Lee in hosting
a celebration of Black History
Month Wednesday in the
Helen Marshall Cultural
Center.
The event was filled with
music, dances and awards
to several outstanding individuals
who exemplify the
best of Queens, including
Karlton Jarret, an assistant
district attorney with the
Queens DA’s Office. There
were performances by the
Devore Dance Center and
music was provided by the
Bartlett Contemporaries.
Katz also surprised the
family of William Tucker
Garvin, who was the office’s
first African-American Assistant
District Attorney.
Garvin joined the office
in 1952 and after a distinguished
career retired in
July 1966. Denis Jordan
and other family members
accepted the plaque in his
honor.
Kats presented the Office’s
first African American
Community Partnership
Award, named after
the DA’s newly-established
Community Partnership
Division, to ADA Karlton
Jarrett. Before joining the
DA’s Office more than 10
years ago, Jarrett served
in the military and was
a runner up for the New
York State Soldiers Of the
year.
The guest of honor for
the evening was former
New York City Councilman
Archie Spigner, who served
from 1972 through 2011
representing South Ozone
Park in the 1970s and later
St. Albans, Hollis, Jamaica,
Springfield Gardens, Cambria
Heights and Rosedale.
The other honorees
included Fred “Bugsy”
Buggs, a radio legend honored
for his contributions
in communications and
media, Dorita Clarke, who
has worked tirelessly taking
high school students on
college tours, Ayanna Cole,
a dedicated leader doing
community outreach and
anti-poverty advocacy and
is the founder of Life Light
Street Production.
Dawn Kelly, public relations
professional and entrepreneur
who is also the
CEO of the Nourish Spot,
Inc. in Jamaica. Kelly was
honored by the U.S. Small
Business Administration
as Microbusiness Person of
the Year in 2019.
The remaining honorees
included Roslyn Nieves, the
community development
manager at QPTV and liaison
between the residents
of Queens and various government,
nonprofits and
community organizations,
and Branna Young, a registered
nurse and a role model
for students in the Health
Occupations and Profession
Exploration program.
Reach reporter Bill Parry
by e-mail at bparry@schnepsmedia.
com or by phone
at (718) 260–4538.
Cops charge Oakland Gardens teacher
with sexually abusing 9-year old student
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