Police: Hempstead teacher abused girls at after-school program

On Friday, acting superintendent of Hempstead schools Regina Armstrong said she was troubled, disturbed and appalled to learn of the allegations against John Joseph Finnegan Jr. According to a Nassau police spokesman, Finnegan Jr., 51, of Island Park, engaged in “inappropriate behavior” with three girls at the Jackson Annex School program and had “sexual contact” with one of the girls, age 10. Credit: News 12 Long Island