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Merrick teacher pleads not guilty in rape of girl, 15

Quick ReadPolice say the accused man, 28, met the teenager online.

Police arrested Daniel Rothbard, 28, of Merrick, after

Photo credit: Handout | Police arrested Daniel Rothbard, 28, of Merrick, after they said he was caught having sex with a 15-year-old in an West Islip parking lot. Rothbard met the girl online, according to police.

A Nassau teacher and camp counselor accused of having sex with a 15-year-old girl used text messages and the social networking site MySpace to arrange a meeting with his alleged victim, Suffolk authorities said Wednesday.

The online relationship between Daniel Rothbard, 28, of Merrick, and the girl began several days before a police officer discovered them Tuesday having sex in a parked car,...

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