Dec 17, 2008 6:28 am US/Eastern
Nassau Cops: PTA Mom, Boy Found Half Naked In Car
Police Come Across Fogged Up SUV On Elementary School Grounds In Baldwin; Residents Shocked, Horrified
BALDWIN, N.Y. (CBS) ―
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Joan Tuckruskye is accused of endangering the welfare of a child after police said she was found half-naked in the back seat of an SUV with a 13-year-old boy.
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A prominent PTA official is facing some serious allegations involving a teenage boy.
Police arrested Joan Tuckruskye after allegedly finding her in the backseat of a parked car with a 13-year-old boy on Friday night. Both of them, police said, were partially unclothed.
"I feel devastated for the victim," said "Steve," the suspect's neighbor.
His son attends school with both the alleged victim and suspect's daughter, and is outraged over charges that Tuckruskye, vice president in charge of fundraising for the school, endangered the welfare of a 13-year-old boy.
"I'm shocked because she has children. Yes, she has children," he said.
"I've known them for 22 years. My children are friends with hers. I feel sick," added "Lisa," another neighbor of the suspect.
It was in the rear of the elementary school parking lot where patrolling officers said they noticed the foggy and steamed windows of an SUV. They approached and knocked on the window.
"They observed a woman in her 40s and a boy who appeared to be a teenager. They were not clothed from the waist down," said Lt. Kevin Smith of the Nassau County Police Department.
At first, police said, the boy said he was 18. Later at the hospital, though, he admitted being 13 but claimed he and the PTA mom were only kissing.
The Baldwin School District issued a statement, saying the District "is cooperating fully...and is working to maintain a normal and calm school environment for all students while police investigate."
The investigation is ongoing. If it's determined that a sexual act took place, charges could be upgraded from a misdemeanor to a felony.
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