Brooklyn Teacher Accused of Sex with Boy

(Brooklyn, New York) A 42-year-old humanities teacher at Middle School 35 in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Claudia Tillery, was arrested yesterday for allegedly bribing a 6th-grade boy with marijuana and alcohol and sexually abusing him.

The victim, now 14, stated he had been having sex with Tillery for two years.

The boy reported the sexual encounters to police this year, according to sources.

Tillery faces multiple charges including rape, criminal sexual act and sexual abuse and unlawful dealing of drugs and alcohol to a child.

Information on booking and bond is unavailable.