Crime & Safety
Brooklyn Teacher Sexually Abused Student For Months, NYPD Says
Mervyn Affoon, 65, was a teacher at the Academy of Hospitality and Tourism inside of Erasmus Hall.
FLATBUSH, BROOKLYN — A teacher at a Brooklyn high school sexually abused a student for months, according to police.
Mervyn Affoon, 65, taught at the Academy of Hospitality and Tourism inside of Erasmus Hall in Flatbush.
He carried on a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old student for "months," an NYPD spokeswoman told Patch. It started with inappropriate touching and "it went further" from there, police said.
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Affoon was arrested early Tuesday morning and charged with a range of crimes, including forcible touching and sex abuse, police said.
The Department of Education did not immediately return a request for comment from Patch.
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