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2 Queens teachers arrested on student rape claims

Separate incidents involving 14-year-olds

BY CRYSTAL LEWIS
Posted 9/1/23

A dean at a Queens public school was arrested Tuesday for allegedly raping a 14-year-old male student, the Queens District Attorney’s office announced.

Melissa Rockensies, 33, formerly the dean of leadership and student support at Corona Arts and Sciences Academy, was taken into custody Tuesday morning at the 112th precinct in Queens. She has been charged with rape, criminal sex act and acting in a manner injurious to a child less than 17-years-old, according to the NYPD. 

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