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Shen coach suspended over sex allegations
District just learns Paretta lost certification in 1996
BY KATHY BOWEN Gazette Reporter

    A Shenendehowa track coach who was hired in 1995 has been suspended after school officials discovered he lost his teaching certificate following an alleged sexual relationship with a student at a New York City school in 1990.
    Donald Paretta, boys’ varsity track and field coach, is expected to be fired by the Board of Education next week, according to School Superintendent Oliver Robinson.
    Paretta, 54, was suspended Wednesday after Robinson was informed by the state police and representatives of the state Education Department that the coach’s teaching certification was revoked in 1996, four years after the start of an investigation.
    District spokeswoman Kelly DeFeciani said Paretta never taught at the school. He was a part-time coach.
    DeFeciani said the state Education Department has a record from 1996 informing the school district of Paretta’s decertification, but the school district cannot find any record of being notifi ed.
    “It was 13 years ago and all the employees from that time are gone,” she said, referring to office staff that may have handled the notification.
    According to the state Education Department, the investigation began in 1992 into Paretta’s alleged sexual conduct with a teenage boy at the High School for the Humanities in Manhattan while Paretta was a physical education teacher and coach at the school in 1990.
    “[Paretta] engaged in sexual activity with a student while the student was 15 and 16 years of age and he submitted his resignation after the commencement of disciplinary charges,” a report by a state Education Department hearing officer said.
    Entries in the student’s journal, which described the sexual activity between the teen and Paretta, were discovered by the boy’s mother and reported to the school district and police.
    Police later recorded a phone conversation between the boy and Paretta in which he allegedly stated he wished to resume a sexual relationship.
    Paretta, who was then 38, was charged with sodomy and endangering the welfare of a child by police in Brooklyn, but the charges were later dropped.
    Paretta denied the allegations to police and the investigators from the state Education Department. Hearing Officer F. Patrick Jeffers wrote the final report on the investigation in 1995.
    He said the student’s journal entries were written in the fall and winter of 1990. There was also a note to the student in a graduation card written by Paretta in 1991.
    “Mr. Paretta gave the student $20 and [a] personally written note stating, ‘I will certainly miss your gorgeous face and great-looking body,’ ” Jeffers wrote in his report.
    He said Paretta admitted having several conversations with the student regarding sexual orientation and fantasies. He also took the teen to the Aqueduct Race Track and to his house.
    Those incidents alone indicate a lack of moral character on the part of the teacher, Jeffers said.
    The student’s admission that sexual relations had occurred and the note from Paretta saying he would miss the teen’s face and body were evidence of a sexual relationship, he said.
    “In my opinion, the facts clearly establish a sexual relationship existed between student and teacher and that the teacher was not averse to continuing that relationship after the student graduated. It is my conclusion the Department has established that Donald J. Paretta lacks the requisite moral character to continue to teach in the public schools of the state of New York,” he concluded.
    Commissioner of Education Richard Mills agreed and revoked Paretta’s certification in January 1996.
    In Clifton Park, state police Senior Investigator Patricia Donavan said local police were recently informed of the prior misconduct.
    “We looked into it, verified the facts and then apprised the Shenendehowa School District of the situation,” she said.
    Robinson said the district hired Paretta in 1995 when his credentials were in order.
    “At the time he was hired in 1995, his certification was still valid,” Robinson said in a message to parents. “The district just learned that at the time of hire, the state Education Department was undergoing the process of revoking his certification, which was complete in 1996.”
    She said Robinson informed Paretta he was through before track practice on Wednesday.
    Robinson said Paretta was suspended without pay.
    “This matter is still being reviewed by the school district, in conjunction with both the New York State Police and the state Education Department,” he said, adding that he urged parents to contact Donavan at the Clifton Park state police barracks if they have any information pertaining to Paretta.
    He said students with questions or concerns may contact him, the high school principal or the ..............http://www.dailygazette.net/De.....amp;EntityId=Ar00902
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Youth football coach abused children

By SCOTT WALDMAN, Staff writer
Last updated: 4:01 p.m., Tuesday, January 6, 2009


RAVENA — Coeymans police say a Pop Warner football coach sexually assaulted two children.
     
Edward Boehlke Jr, was charged with felony predatory sex offenses involving an 8- and 7-year-old child, police said.

He was arrested at his home on Route 9W Tuesday after an investigation, police said.

After an interview with victims, police charged Boehlke with two counts each of predatory sexual assault against a child, criminal sexual acts in the first degree, forcible touching and endangering the welfare of a child.

Boehlke was sent to Albany County jail without bail.

Boehlke, who does not have a history of similar charges, was an assistant coach for the Ravena Pop Warner Football program.

Police said there are no allegations that Boehlke had inappropriate contact with any of the children in the football league. But police are urging parents to speak with their children if they had contact with him.

The scandal is the second to ...............http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=757178
]]> Tue, 6 Jan 2009 15:44:05 Admin Gloversville Teacher Charged With Child Abuse http://www.rotterdamny.net/m-1231157412/ http://www.rotterdamny.net/m-1231157412/#num1
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Trial to start in molestation case
Suspect formerly was school district tutor
BY JIM MCGUIRE Gazette Reporter
Reach Gazette reporter Jim McGuire at 725-8412 or jmcguire@dailygazette.net.

    A Gloversville school district tutor charged with molesting a 13-year-old boy in March is scheduled to go on trial today in Fulton County Court.
    Jury selection is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. in the trial of William D. Cross, 54, of West Street, Gloversville.
    Cross, an unsuccessful candidate for a Gloversville school board seat in 1992, was suspended as a tutor after his April 1 arrest.
    School officials said the alleged incident did not involve a student or occur as part of Cross’ duties as a tutor. It was unclear in April how long Cross had worked for the school system.
    Cross was indicted in July on charges of second-degree criminal sexual act and endangering the welfare of a child.
    First Assistant District Attorney Chad Brown is prosecuting the case before Judge Polly A. Hoye.
    Brown declined comment on the allegations against Cross, but he said he expects the trial to last three or four days.
    Defense attorney Russell P. Martin could not be reached for comment. At the time of Cross’ arrest, Gloversville school officials described Cross as one of numerous per diem tutors hired by the district to assist students unable to attend classes because of suspensions or illness. Cross was arrested April 1 on the same two charges filed by the grand jury.
Police said Cross engaged in oral sex with the boy.
Police have not disclosed how Cross came into contact with the boy.
School officials, speaking after the arrest, said there had been no prior complaints made against Cross.
    In the 1992 school board race in which six candidates vied for three available seats, Cross finished ........................http://www.dailygazette.net/De.....amp;EntityId=Ar00901
]]> Mon, 5 Jan 2009 06:10:12 Admin Queensbury Soccer Coach Arrested For Sex Abuse http://www.rotterdamny.net/m-1224632269/ http://www.rotterdamny.net/m-1224632269/#num1 http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=731660
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Police: Soccer coach sexually abused teens

By DENNIS YUSKO, Staff writer
Last updated: 4:48 p.m., Tuesday, October 21, 2008

QUEENSBURY - An 18-year-old Warrensburg soccer coach was arrested for allegedly sexually abusing four underage boys he allegedly met through youth sports in Warren County, State Police announced Tuesday.
     
Michael L. Nasierowski of Warrensburg is accused of having sexual contact with a 13-year-old boy and a 14-year-old boy in Queensbury in the summer, and two 13-year-olds in Thurman in the spring, State Police said. There could be additional cases. "We're trying to get more victims to come forward," State Trooper Maureen Tuffey said.

Nasierowski helped coach soccer on a volunteer basis at Warrensburg Central School and the Adirondack Youth Soccer League. He "has been known to frequent the Warrensburg Travel Park Campgrounds," police said.

Nasierowski met his alleged victims through his soccer coaching position, Tuffey said, declining to elaborate.

He was arraigned Tuesday in Thurman on two counts of endangering the welfare of a child and one count of forcible touching, both misdemeanors.

Nasierowski was arraigned in Queensbury Town Court on Oct.11 and charged with a count of sexual abuse, second degree, a count of sexual misconduct and two counts of endangering a child, all misdemeanors. He was released from Warren County Jail after posting bail, police said.

State Police urge parents of children who were involved in soccer programs, or came into contact with Nasierowski, to speak with their children.

Anyone who has related information regarding illegal sexual activity in the case should call police at 745-1035 or 583-7000.
]]> Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:37:49 Admin Clifton Park Soccer Referee Arrested http://www.rotterdamny.net/m-1219918694/ http://www.rotterdamny.net/m-1219918694/#num1 http://www.dailygazette.com
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Soccer referee allegedly sought sex act with boy
    ALBANY — A 53-year-old Clifton Park soccer referee was arrested and charged with attempting to induce a 14-year-old soccer referee into a sex act, authorities said.
    Thomas Gorsin was arrested Tuesday at a Colonie McDonald’s, where he allegedly expected to meet the boy. Instead, authorities were there to meet him, according to papers filed in federal court.
    Gorsin allegedly contacted the boy by e-mail in early July, saying he was a fellow referee. The e-mail went to an account controlled by the boy’s parents. Concerned about its content, they contacted police.
    Authorities then stepped in. Gorsin allegedly e-mailed repeatedly, often with sexual comments.
    Gorsin also allegedly said he met the boy at the North Colonie Empire Cup tournament in June. The tournament was prior to the beginning of the e-mails.
    Authorities said Gorsin was arrested just before 1 p.m. at the McDonald’s.
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