NEW YORK
New York Daily News
BY
LAURA DIMON
BEN CHAPMAN
A Queens music teacher was arrested for sexually abusing a girl while giving her singing and piano lessons at her home when she was 12 years old, police said Monday.
Rafael Diaz, 69, was arrested Saturday and charged with sex abuse and endangering the welfare of a child. Diaz was music director for the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, where his victim was a student.
Sources said the girl’s family made arrangements for her to receive private lessons at home, where the alleged abuse occurred.
Diaz was charged with sexual conduct against a child less than 13, sexual abuse in the first degree and acting in a manner injurious to a child under 17.
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