A paraprofessional for the New York City Department of Education was arrested this week and charged with raping a 15-year-old girl, police said Tuesday.
Jamall Russell, 29 — who works at PS 97Q, the Forest Park School in Woodhaven — was busted Monday night in connection to the sexual abuse of the teen, which spanned “at least a few months,” authorities said.
He showed up at the NYPD’s 104th Precinct in Queens for an interview when cops arrested him on four counts: rape, criminal sex act, acting in a manner injurious to a child and sexual abuse, police said.
Jamall Russell, 29, was arrested Monday in connection to the months-long illicit relationship with the 15-year-old girl, cops said. Google MapsThe teen victim did not attend the school where Russell was employed, authorities said.
Russell’s arraignment was pending Tuesday morning.
The DOE did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
