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Jul 30, 2026, 6:20 AM

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A Suffolk County driver's education instructor was arrested for allegedly making a series of sexually explicit comments towards his male students during driving lessons in Hauppauge this month.

The investigation started after a family member of one of the victims made a complaint against an instructor at Elite Driving of Long Island.

The program offers courses in both Nassau and Suffolk counties and is affiliated with Ivy League School Driver Education in Smithtown, according to Suffolk County police.

Investigators said instructor Joseph Klein, 66, made the inappropriate statements to the minors between July 6 and July 22.

Suffolk County police charged Klein with two counts of endangering the welfare of a child and issued an appearance ticket for court at a later date.

Investigators are asking anyone with additional information or who believes they may have been a victim to call Fourth Precinct Investigative Unit officers at 631-854-8426.