{"id":410840,"date":"2022-03-01T03:38:50","date_gmt":"2022-03-01T00:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/ex-hunter-college-hs-staffer-acquitted-of-sexually-abusing-two-students\/"},"modified":"2022-03-01T03:38:50","modified_gmt":"2022-03-01T00:38:50","slug":"ex-hunter-college-hs-staffer-acquitted-of-sexually-abusing-two-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ex-hunter-college-hs-staffer-acquitted-of-sexually-abusing-two-students\/","title":{"rendered":"#Ex-Hunter College HS staffer acquitted of sexually abusing two students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Ex-Hunter College HS staffer acquitted of sexually abusing two students<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A Manhattan jury on Monday acquitted a former Hunter College High School staffer\u00a0accused of forcibly kissing a female student and propositioning another teen girl.<\/p>\n<p>Asumana Randolph, 56, was cleared of all counts following a four day trial in Manhattan Criminal Court that saw him and his two accusers testify.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel great,\u201d Randolph told The Post after the verdict came down.<\/p>\n<p>The married dad of one said he was forced to resign from the prestigious high school, where he\u2019d worked as a lab technician and faculty adviser for 26 years, after the allegations surfaced in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>He turned himself in to the Manhattan District Attorney\u2019s Office in August 2020 and was charged with two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, one count of forcible touching and one count of sexual abuse.<\/p>\n<p>The jury deliberated for about an hour before finding him not guilty.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was extremely difficult,\u201d Randolph said of his yearslong ordeal, describing how he spent many sleepless nights and was abandoned by friends as he fought the charges.<\/p>\n<p>Still, the cleared man said that many of his former students had stood by him, calling to offer their support or financial assistance. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/hunter-college-hs.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Randolph worked as a lab technician and faculty adviser at the high school for 26 years.\" class=\"wp-image-21366362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/hunter-college-hs.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/hunter-college-hs.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/hunter-college-hs.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Randolph worked as a lab technician and faculty adviser at the Manhattan high school for 26 years.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">James Messerschmidt<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Randolph, who made $99,995 in 2019 when he was still employed by the highly selective high school, said he has been working as a Doordash driver to make ends meet. He said he wished the administration had backed him, alleging that \u201cthey did not believe that I was telling the truth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Randolph\u2019s defense attorney, Patrick Brackley, described his client as a decent man.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the closest to a political prosecution as I\u2019ve ever seen and he honorably fought for his freedom,\u201d Brackley told The Post. \u201cThe jury system still works.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe thank the jury for its service,\u201d the DA\u2019s Office said in a statement.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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