Selden, NY - March 25th, 2014 - 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.
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.
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Incident: Ward-Melville High School Teacher Arrested
Location: Sixth Precinct, 400 Middle Country Road, Selden
Date: March 24, 2014