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Rockland County Sheriff's Deputy's Wife Accused Of Performing Oral Sex On Her 14-Year-Old Student

by Joey Jordan,

A high school teacher and a Rockland County Sheriff's deputy's wife Dori Myers allegedly performed oral sex on her student of 14-Myers denied the allegations of sexual a s sault through her lawyer, Andrew Stoll.

Myers, 29, teaches at The New School for Leadership and the Arts in Kingsbridge. Police arrested her Friday night and charged with the second-degree criminal sexual act and endangering the welfare of a child.

The public prosecutors initially requested a $50,000 bail and also said, ''Mayers abused her position as a trusted authority figure.'' But Judge Laura Drager denied her appeal and eventually released the teacher on her recognizance.

The school administration informed the police after the victim told the incident to his cla s smate. The alleged misconduct happened in Upper Manhattan on November 1, 2017.

Judge Drager also issued a 30-day order of protection requiring Myers to stay away from the victim.

The Department of Education has called the accusations ''deeply troubling'' and a s serted Mayers has no prior disciplinary history, was immediately rea s signed ''away from students.''