A teacher’s aide was arrested at a Brooklyn school Wednesday for allegedly sending a 14-year-old student “sexually explicit” videos of minors, according to police and police sources.
Douglass James, 40, was cuffed shortly after 12:30 p.m. at the Juan Morel Campos Secondary School, a grade 6-12 school in South Williamsburg, the NYPD said.
Sources said the female teenage victim made a complaint with cops earlier in the day.
The paraprofessional allegedly sent the X-rated material to the girl via Instagram sometime between January 25 and February 5, sources said.
Douglass James was arrested at Juan Morel Campos Secondary School, where he served as a paraprofessional. Google Maps
The message contained “sexually explicit video showing minors engaged in sexual activity,” sources told The Post.
Investigators aren’t yet sure whether it was a one-time offense.
The Juan Morel school lists Douglass as a paraprofessional but doesn’t state what grade he worked with. According to his LinkedIn, he worked as a science teacher.
He was charged with unlawful publication of an intimate image; endangering the welfare of a child and unlawful disclosure intimate image.
James did not immediately respond to a message left by The Post.
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