(Long Island, NY) Suffolk County Police have arrested a Ward Melville High School science teacher that sexually abused a female student.
Special Victims Section detectives arrested Stephen Malusa, 47, after an investigation revealed that he had abused a female student in May 2013.
Suffolk County Police have arrested Ward Melville High School science teacher Stephen Malusa, 47, for sexual abuse of a female student. Photo Credit: SCPD.
Malusa, of Seminole Street, Selden, was charged with Sexual Abuse 3rd Degree and Endangering the Welfare of a Child. He was arraigned today in First District Court in Central Islip.
The investigation is continuing. Anyone with information is asked to call the Special Victims Section at 631-852-6531 or anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.
The fact that a defendant has been charged with a crime is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty. Defendants are entitled to a fair trial with the burden on the prosecution to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
