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The New York Times - November 4, 2006
The teacher, Hassan Vann, 29, a former music instructor at the West Side High School in Newark, began sexually abusing the boy, who was 14 at the time, in December 2000, the authorities said. The two began to have frequent and unprotected sex at the school and at Mr. Vann's home, said Paula T. Dow, the Essex County prosecutor.
The student, who is now 20 and has the AIDS virus, notified the authorities about the relationship in May 2005. Ms. Dow said that the abuse began one day at the school when Mr. Vann pushed the student against a wall and forced himself on him.
"Mr. Vann's alleged conduct involving his former student was vile and has forever changed this young man's life," Ms. Dow said.
Mr. Vann, who lives in Irvington, did not respond to a telephone call seeking comment last night. In addition to sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child, he was charged with official misconduct and third-degree diseased person committing an act of penetration. He faces more than 30 years in prison if convicted on all counts.
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