Daniel McMenamin, a Valley Stream resident who taught at the Lawrence Woodmere Academy in Woodmere, pleaded guilty to one count of rape second-degree and one count of criminal sex act on April 8.
McMenamin waived his right to appeal, an order of protection was issued and he must surrender his New York state teacher’s license and is expected to be sentenced to 10 years probation, with sex offender conditions and register with the state as a sex offender.
“The defendant, while in a position of power as a teacher, targeted a young student and caused her unspeakable pain and suffering,” Nassau County District Attorney spokeswoman Miriam Sholder said. “The publicity generated by this case only furthered that suffering and, in an effort to spare the survivor the trauma of having to testify at trial, a negotiated disposition was reached.”
Arrested in October of last year, McMenamin was originally charged with 24 counts that was increased to 27. He allegedly engaged in several acts of sexual misconduct from November of 2014, when the girl was 14 until July of last year. The girl was a student at the school in Woodmere when this occurred.
McMenamin’s lawyer, Edward Rapone, was not available for comment.