A Department of Education employee was arrested Friday for sex crimes targeting victims between the ages of 15 and 17 in Queens, cops said.
Vamshi Guduru, 36, was arrested by the NYPD Queens Adult Sex Crimes Squad and charged with four counts of forcible touching, five counts of endangering the welfare of a child and five counts of sexual abuse, according to law enforcement.
The victims told police the abuse occurred during school in the second week of March.
The NYPD released Guduru’s mugshot following his arrest in the hopes that other victims would come forward.
Guduru’s arraignment in Queens Criminal Court was pending Friday.
A DOE spokeswoman confirmed that Guduru has been reassigned away from students in light of the accusations against him. If the allegations are proven true, he will be terminated from the Education Department, the spokeswoman said.
“The safety and well-being of our students is our top priority. The alleged behavior is deeply disturbing and completely unacceptable,” DOE spokeswoman Isla Gething said in a statement. “Additional support will be provided to the school community.”
Neither the DOE nor NYPD would immediately confirm Guduru’s position at the Education Department or where he was posted.
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