A 24-year-old special education teacher and volunteer firefighter is accused of groping a teen during a haunted house fundraiser on Long Island, police say.
Justin Russo, who teaches in the Sachem school district, allegedly touched a 15-year-old girl while they volunteered at a haunted mansion fundraiser at the Farmingville fire station where he volunteered on Saturday, Newsday reports.
After investigating, police also revealed that Russo had allegedly inappropriately touched a woman last July at another fire department event in Selden.
Russo's attorney says his client surrendered voluntarily to police on Saturday and volunteered to take a polygraph test.
The Sachem school district has placed Russo on administrative leave with pay.
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