City teacher from LI accused of sexual abuse

A city teacher from Selden is accused of sexually abusing five students as young as 9-years-old.
Omil Carrasquillo, 36, was a teacher at PS 249 in Brooklyn.
The elementary school science teacher was arraigned yesterday and accused of fondling girls beginning last October.
Investigators say the girls between 9 and 11 years old were abused on school property.

 

His attorney says Carrasquillo is innocent and he's a military veteran.
Carrasquillo was held on $50,000 bail and has reportedly been fired.