cover 1999-2002 - SCI

Angela Xenakis
Forty-six-year-old Angela Xenakis, a physical education teacher and tennis coach
at Lafayette High School in Brooklyn, had an intimate and sexual relationship with a 17-
year-old female student at that school.
The investigation began in February 2001 when a teacher who chaperoned a
school ski trip to upstate New York reported that, on a number of occasions during the
outing, Xenakis and the female student acted inappropriately toward each other. Upon
receiving the allegation, it was apparent to investigators that a similar complaint
involving Xenakis and the same female student had been lodged with this office in 2000.
That matter was investigated, but closed after both the teacher and the girl adamantly
denied having an improper relationship and no evidence to the contrary was discovered.
The student’s previous denial of an inappropriate relationship with Xenakis, made
during the earlier investigation, led investigators to seek additional evidence prior to
interviewing her about the new allegation. As a result, surveillance of the couple
revealed intimate encounters between the gym teacher and the girl. On a number of
occasions at the end of the school day, Xenakis was observed in her car, picking up the
student at a location which was a short distance from Lafayette. One time, they parked
and placed shades over the windows of the gym teacher’s car. Upon closer observation,
our investigators saw that Xenakis and the student were in the back seat, hugging and
caressing each other. In another instance, as investigators followed the couple on the Van
Wyck Expressway, Xenakis was observed rubbing the student’s crotch with her right
hand while using only her left hand to drive. On a third occasion, again in the parked car,
investigators viewed the student lying back against Xenakis while the gym teacher
stroked the girl’s hair and arm.
Telephone records also confirmed the relationship. A review of documents
relating to the telephone number assigned to Xenakis revealed 72 calls which were placed
to the residence of the female student during the period from September 2000 through
July 2001. Fifteen of these were made between 9:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. During the same
time frame, the girl made 13 calls to Xenakis, including 3 between 9:00 p.m. and 8:00
a.m.
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