Smithtown, NEW YORK

April 22, 2008 - Marc Pipitone, 31, a a substitute special education teacher in the Smithtown and Deer Park school districts, is charged with the sexual abuse of two boys. The victims are a five-year-old non-verbal autistic child and his seven-year-old brother.

The defendant was initially arrested April 10 for sending threatening emails to a friend of the victims' family.

Pipitone was providing respite care for the child and the abuse is alleged to have happened in July 2007. According to the indictment, he is charged with six counts of first degree sexual abuse and misdemeanor charges of aggravated harassment in the second degree and endangering the welfare of a child.

ARRAIGNMENT At his arraignment, Pipitone pleaded not guilty.
Full Name: Marc B. Pipitone

Both Smithtown School District and the Deer Park School District are on Long Island.