Pedophile NYC Teacher Preyed On Hundreds Of Kids, Feds Say

GRAMERCY, NY — A teacher who taught at Gramercy Arts High School was arrested for bullying children into sending him sexually explicit photos of themselves on social media, according to federal prosecutors.

Jonathan Deutsch, a 34-year-old teacher at Leon M. Goldstein High School for the Sciences in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, will face five counts of sexual exploitation of a child when he is arraigned in Brooklyn Federal Court Wednesday afternoon, prosecutors said.

Deutsch has contacted hundreds of children through Facebook Messenger and had sexually explicit conversations with at least 45 since January 2017, prosecutors said.

Deutsch told his targets he was a teacher before asking at least four kids, whose ages range from 10 to 16 years, for sexual photos of themselves, said prosecutors.

Deutsch also sent explicit photos to them in return, prosecutors said.

The high school teacher was arrested Wednesday, said prosecutors.

If convicted, Deutsch will face a mandatory 15-year prison sentence, prosecutors said.

Patch left a voice message for Deutsch's attorney and will update this story if and when he responds.

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