According to Brooklyn police, Chen taught the victim social studies. The alleged sexual assault started when the victim was in sixth grade and continued until the end of the seventh grade. READ MORE: Boston Marathon Weather Forecast: Boosts Confidence in Pleasant Running “The accused asked the victim to come to his classroom after school, which he did,” said prosecutor Brittany Carney. “While there, the victim reported that the accused locked the door behind her and when the victim sat in a chair, the accused started touching the victim on her shoulders, on her chest and between her legs.” Chen worked as a tutor at Heath and Driscoll Schools between September 2013 and 2018. He also teaches on the sidelines and was a seasonal employee at the Brookline Leisure Department last summer. Larry Chen charged with raping Brooklyn student (WBZ-TV) In 2015, Chen was fired for using a swear word, but was later allowed to return to class after students and parents gathered around him. READ MORE: Molly Seidel, Coach Jon Green ready for the first Boston Marathon After the trial, Chen’s parents came to his defense. “He has a good reputation in the city and that is not fair,” said Chen’s mother. Chen is currently facing 54 charges, including 18 for aggravated rape, rape of a child under the age of 16 and obscene assault and assault on a person under the age of 14. After appearing in court on Tuesday, he was held overnight pending a $ 10,000 cash-based GPS tracking device. Chen was also instructed to stay away from the victim and not to teach or teach to anyone under the age of 18. He is scheduled to appear in court for a possible hearing on May 16. MORE NEWS: A Stoughton college student witnessed the subsequent shootings in the New York subway Brookline Superintendent Linus Guillory said in a statement: “As the proceedings unfold, we are deeply concerned about these allegations and are committed to providing our full co-operation in the investigation into these allegations. We learned of these allegations today after the Brooklyn Police Department began investigating a report made by a man. Our primary concern is always the safety and well-being of our students and school counselors are available to students as needed to provide support. “We have shared additional resources with PSB families.”
