{"id":2010022,"date":"2023-08-23T21:41:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T01:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-middle-school-teacher-charged-with-rape-of-14-year-old-student\/"},"modified":"2023-08-23T21:43:58","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T01:43:58","slug":"nyc-middle-school-teacher-charged-with-rape-of-14-year-old-student","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-middle-school-teacher-charged-with-rape-of-14-year-old-student\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC teacher accused of raping 14-year-old student."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnyc-middle-school-teacher-charged-with-rape-of-14-year-old-student%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2010022&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by \u2063Spencer Platt\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/abril-elfi\" target=\"_blank\">Abril Elfi<\/a><br \/>6:28 PM \u2013 Wednesday, August 23, 2023<\/p>\n<h2>A New York City Middle \u200dSchool Teacher Charged with Raping Male Student<\/h2>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, 32-year-old Melissa Rockensies was arrested and charged with rape, criminal sexual acts, and acting in a \u200dmanner injurious to a child less than \u206217 years old after\u2064 she allegedly raped a 14-year-old student.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A dean at a NY public school has been arrested for raping\u2062 an\u200d underage male student. <\/p>\n<p>She \u200dfacing charges of rape of a student &#038; \u2062the department of education refuses to\u200c release the school\u2019s name. \ud83d\ude43<\/p>\n<p>Meet Melissa Rockensies. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WJBFvznOpr\">pic.twitter.com\/WJBFvznOpr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 dara\u200c faye (@darafaye) \u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/darafaye\/status\/1694133479426900197?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 22, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>According\u200b to the police complaint against Rockensies, the sexual assault resumed two months later when\u200b she began meeting the minor\u2064 in her car \u2064nearby the school. <\/p>\n<p>She is suspected of \u2064having sex with\u200d the victim\u200d in the car \u201cat least\u200c once a week\u201d from October of 2022 until last month.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors stated that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-middle-school-teacher-charged-with-rape-of-14-year-old-student\/\" title=\"NYC teacher accused of raping 14-year-old student.\">investigators collected \u2064photo screenshots<\/a> of Instagram messages that Rockensies reportedly had\u2063 with the child which outlined their sexual relationship.<\/p>\n<p>She previously \u2063served as the middle school\u2019s \u201cdean of leadership\u2063 and student support\u201d and attended a number of\u200c educational \u2062facility events with both parents and students. <\/p>\n<p>Authorities were notified after Rockensies allegedly went\u2062 to her school\u2019s principal in\u2063 early July to report that a student had threatened to shoot her and her \u200bstudents unless she paid\u200c $5,000.<\/p>\n<p>Allegedly, the teen, who no longer attends the school, allegedly tried to enter the building with two of his buddies on July 12<sup>th<\/sup> but was turned away by police.<\/p>\n<p>The mother of three had \u200breportedly posted on Facebook in October \u2062ironically referencing \u201chelping children understand\u200b consent.\u201d The \u2062post advised \u200cthat\u200d children should not keep secrets from their family and also to respect their answer when they say \u201cno.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson\u2063 for the Department of Education released a statement\u2064 regarding\u2062 the firing of the teacher. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThis alleged behavior is extremely concerning and wholly unacceptable,\u201d they \u200csaid. \u201cThis\u2062 employee has been reassigned away\u2064 from the \u2064school and \u2064students pending the \u2063outcome of \u200cthe arrest and if\u2063 convicted, we will pursue termination. Nothing is more important than the safety and well-being of our students.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>On \u2064Wednesday, her husband spoke on the matter, claiming\u200c she is innocent. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cMy wife \u200cis innocent. She\u2019s\u2064 the mother of three kids. She loves them very much,\u201d he said. \u201cShe\u2019s been a\u200d big part of the community at her school.\u2064 We all support her. We\u2019re saying she\u2019s innocent. I\u200c won\u2019t elaborate any further why.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>She \u2063will be back \u200cin court on November\u200d 24<sup>th<\/sup> \u2063 and will be facing up\u2062 to seven years in prison \u2063if she is convicted. <\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to\u200d your inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>Other \u2062News:<\/h3>\n<p>Biden says Putin is behind the Wagner Group Leader Prigozhin\u2019s downed \u200cplane, while America\u2019s Mayor, Rudy Giuliani, turns \u200dhimself in.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>Other News:<\/h3>\n<p>The rapper who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/forgiato-blow-dives-into-trumps-indictment-with-timely-track-real-america\/\" title=\"Forgiato tackles Trump's indictment with 'Real America' track.\">gained viral fame<\/a> with his\u200c hit song \u201cBoycott Target,\u201d \u2062Forgiato Blow, discuss\u2063 his timely new\u2062 song that tackles one of the \u200cbiggest current \u2062news\u200b stories: Trump\u2019s indictments.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>Other News:<\/h3>\n<p>Make America Great Again Inc. spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt blasts President Joe Biden\u2019s record on the economy, saying American voters will remember 45th President Donald Trump\u2019s booming \u200dsuccess in\u200c that regard.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>Other News:<\/h3>\n<p>Hawaii Governor \u200cJosh Green\u200b says \u200dhe is considering pausing\u200b land purchases after residents report\u2062 being contacted by realtors\u2062 offering cash for \u2062destroyed property.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>Other News:<\/h3>\n<p>By Yuvraj Malik \u200b(Reuters) \u200b-Grab Holdings forecast a smaller operating loss for the\u200b current year and pulled forward its profitability timeline on\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>Other News:<\/h3>\n<p>(Reuters) -Signups for Netflix in the United \u200dStates remain elevated despite a fall from\u2063 June\u2019s \u2063record high after the video-streaming pioneer\u2019s \u200bcrackdown\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>Other News:<\/h3>\n<p>(Reuters) \u2062-Nvidia shares rose \u200b0.5% on Wednesday on growing expectations that\u200c the chip designer will deliver another \u200cstrong outlook and boost markets\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>Other News:<\/h3>\n<p>By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) -A teenage member of the \u2062Lapsus$ \u2062hacking group was on Wednesday found by\u200b a London jury to\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A New York City middle school teacher, Melissa Rockensies, was arrested and charged with rape, criminal sexual acts, and acting injuriously towards a male student.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2196,"featured_media":2010024,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[542],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2010022","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oann"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2010022","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2196"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2010022"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2010022\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2010024"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2010022"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2010022"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2010022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}