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A Long Island man, 67, and teacher at the Infinity Institute in Jersey City has been charged and arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a girl, 11, who was his student. The victim, who is now 12, reported that the sexual assaults occurred at the public school in 2019.
According to the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office, Apparao Sunkara, of Hicksville, New York, was arrested at his home on March 16, at approximately 4 p.m.
Sunkara was charged with Sexual Assault, a crime of the second degree, and Endangering the Welfare of a Child, a crime of the second degree.
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A 67-year-old Infinity Institute teacher has been charged with sexually assaulting a now-12-year-old student in 2019, authorities in Hudson County said Wednesday.
Apparao Sunkara, age 67, was arrested at his Hicksville, Long Island home on March 16, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.
The alleged victim said Sunkara sexually assaulted her at the Jersey City school when she was 11, authorities said.
Suarez credited the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit and the Nassau County Police Department for the investigation and arrest.
Sunkara was being held in Nassau County.
Anyone with relevant information about Apparao Sunkara is encouraged to contact the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit at (201) 915-1234.
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A 67-year-old teacher at a Jersey City school was charged in the sexual assault of a 11-year-old student, authorities said.
Apparao Sunkara, of Hicksville, New York, was arrested Tuesday afternoon at his home for the assault, which happened in 2019, the Hudson County Prosecutor s Office said in a statement. The victim, a student of the Infinity Institute who is now 12, reported the sexual assault to authorities, the statement said.
Sunkara s name did not appear on the staff page of the school as of 1:45 p.m. on Wednesday, while a link to contact Sunkara on the school s website was no longer valid. The Infinity Institute has students from sixth grade to 12th grade, according to the website.