Class ended early for college kids at a personal faculty in Brooklyn after their instructor was led away in handcuffs on allegations he shared sexualized photos on social media.
Winston Nguyen, 37, who taught math at St. Ann’s College, a personal faculty within the upmarket Brooklyn Heights space of the borough, had beforehand participated within the quiz present Jeopardy!.
To this point, Nguyen, who has been instructing on the fee-paying $60,000-a-year faculty since 2020, has not been charged with any offense, however he has discovered himself in authorized jeopardy previously.
In 2019, Nguyen was jailed on Rikers Island for 4 months after he stole $300,000 from a 96-year-old blind man and his 92-year-old spouse.
Brooklyn math instructor Winston Nguyen, 37, had beforehand participated on Jeopardy!
Nguyen taught math at St. Ann’s College, pictured, a $60,000-a-year non-public faculty within the upmarket Brooklyn Heights space of the borough
Additional investigations are going down into Nguyen’s alleged conduct, in accordance with the Kings County District Lawyer’s Workplace.
The varsity confirmed that he’s being investigated for ‘the dissemination of intimate photos by way of social media.’
‘Upon his arrest on Thursday, he was instantly positioned on go away by the varsity and he stays on go away,’ a spokesperson defined.
The varsity’s principal, Kenyatte Reid, wrote to folks informing them of the arrest whereas asking for households who might need any additional data relating to Ngyuen’s conduct to return ahead.
‘This incident may be very disturbing to all of us. We satisfaction ourselves on our superb college and a studying setting rooted in belief,’ Reid wrote.
Seven years in the past, Nguyen had one other brush with the regulation and was arrested after he stole $300,000 whereas working as a dwelling aide for a pair of their 90s.
Nguyen stole from Bernard and Florence Stoll. Bernard died in November 2019. Florence in November 2018
In 2019, Nguyen was jailed on Rikers Island for 4 months after he stole $300,000 from a 96-year-old blind man and his 92-year-old spouse. He’s pictured exterior courtroom in 2019
Nguyen had been working as a house aide for a pair of their 90s. when he stole $300,000
Nguyen pleaded responsible serving jail time and probation whereas additionally being ordered to pay the cash again.
Simply three years later, Nguyen was instructing on the non-public faculty regardless of directors being absolutely conscious of his felony document.
‘A nonviolent felony document could not preclude employment,’ the St. Ann’s spokeswoman mentioned.
‘The varsity offers a cautious and discerning evaluation of a job candidate’s potential match with the varsity
‘We’re absolutely cooperating with regulation enforcement of their efforts, and proper now we’re targeted on serving to our college students course of this information.’
Dad and mom of kids on the unique faculty appeared disturbed by Nguyen’s arrest and felony background.
‘What does the vetting course of appear like? What does the background course of appear like,’ one mother or father puzzled to The Day by day Beast.
‘The concept this was an individual that was near my youngsters…it is terrifying. I see him as a manipulator and a con man,’ the mother or father added.
Well-known Brooklynites who’ve attended St. Anns in years passed by embody Women creator Lena Dunham, actress Jennifer Connelly, artist Jean-Michel Basquiat and Maya Hawk, the daughter of Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman.
Nguyen used his cash to purchase dear ballet tickets and Broadway exhibits. He’s seen on the New York Metropolis Ballet Spring Gala in Could 2017
Winston Nguyen is seen alongside New York Metropolis Ballet dancer Claire von Enck in 2013
When Nguyen labored as a house well being aide he stole nearly $300,000 from the aged couple, Bernard and Florence Stoll, who have been each of their 90s.
He was employed in 2009 to help the blind man and his spouse with day-to-day duties.
He used the money to pay for costly ballet tickets, Broadway exhibits, and journeys to Florida together with his mates – all on his unsuspecting employer’s dime.
He labored for the pair for six years till he was lastly arrested after the couple’s daughter-in-law discovered he had stolen from them.
Nguyen would use the couple’s checking account and bank cards making $100,000 in purchases and money withdrawals.
He wrote himself $200,000 in checks after which opened up traces of credit score utilizing their data to the tune of $35,000.
He was in a position to masks the theft by altering the deal with on the couple’s financial institution statements to his own residence deal with. He then doctored the statements to take away any of the fraudulent purchases.
Any calls from the banks asking concerning the cash have been additionally blocked after Nguyen positioned a bar on the couple’s telephone.
Following the invention of the theft, Nguyen pleaded not responsible to 32 counts of grand larceny, possession of stolen property and id theft.
