Central Brooklyn
By Lisa Flaugh, Brooklyn News Service A former teacher at a Ditmas Park elementary school was found not guilty on all charges in Brooklyn Supreme Court on Friday after being accused of forcibly touching five girls. Omil Carrasquillo, 38, waited solemnly to hear the jury’s verdict as his family,
Central Brooklyn
By Lisa Flaugh and Paul Frangipane Closing arguments are set for Wednesday in the trial of a former teacher who went to the witness stand to staunchly deny charges that he forcibly touched five girls who were students at a Ditmas Park elementary school. “I never, ever, ever touched a
Central Brooklyn
By Andres Rodriguez & Ashley Matos Three young accusers took the witness stand on Thursday to describe to a rapt courtroom how a former Brooklyn science teacher allegedly touched them inappropriately in their Ditmas Park elementary school (P.S. 249) between November 2012 and September 2014. The alleged victims of
Central Brooklyn
A former teacher accused of groping five girls at a Ditmas Park public school agreed to a guilty plea on Monday – and then quickly changed his mind. Omil Carrasquillo, 38, is being tried at State Supreme Court in Brooklyn on charges [http://brooklynda.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/carrasquillo_omil_
Omil Carrasquillo
A former PS 249 [http://www.catonschool.org/] science teacher was arraigned today on charges that he allegedly sexually abused nine female elementary school students, all of whom were between the ages of 8 and 11, Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson said. Omil Carrasquillo, 36, of Selden, Long Island, was
18 Marlborough Road
Updated 3:44pm: A PS 249 science teacher was arraigned this afternoon on charges that he sexually abused five elementary school students, Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson said. Omil Carrasquillo, 36, of Selden, New York, was arrested yesterday and has been accused of allegedly groping and fondling girl between the