A degenerate NYC highschool librarian allegedly preyed on an “infinite pool” of Asian college students for years — vacationing with them, shopping for them garments and drooling over their “small and agency” our bodies, a damning report revealed.
Maspeth Excessive College educator Douglas Von Hoppe allegedly referred to as one pupil 438 occasions and exchanged 965 textual content messages in simply two years, and cultivated inappropriate relationships with at the least 13 children, town’s Particular Commissioner of Investigation discovered, in line with a scathing January report just lately launched to The Submit.
One pupil “began feeding me from her chopstick. Largest turn-on I’ve had all yr,” he wrote in a creepy textual content to a pal, in line with investigators for town Division of Training’s impartial watchdog.
Von Hoppe introduced one pupil to a restaurant 16 occasions, and acquired Valentine’s Day presents, SCI contended.
In one other lecherous missive, he described two college students he took on a visit who “took a out of doors bathe at seaside w bathing fits on.” He wrote that one was “so flawless w/o make-up. I faux I didn’t discover however I can’t neglect that.”
Von Hoppe, 60, who has been employed by the DOE since at the least 2008, incessantly referred to as and texted college students, met them for after-school tennis matches, took them to museums and events, and acquired the women “cute tops” — all whereas claiming to be a mentor and father determine, in line with the report first revealed by journalist Susan Edelman on her Substack.
One pupil referred to as him after showering, the educator wrote in one other textual content to his pal. “She was mendacity on her mattress with lengthy moist hair, being flirty and seductive,” he wrote.
The married educator allegedly confessed to being “emotionally concerned” with a pupil, telling his pal how turned on he was by the lady’s “skinny physique” and proclaiming she restored his “intercourse drive,” in line with the report.
Von Hoppe’s disturbing conduct was found when Manhattan Prosecutors unearthed the messages he exchanged together with his pal, CPA Stephen Lyon, who was beneath investigation.
Lyon pleaded responsible to 3 counts of insurance coverage fraud in a scheme to defraud the New York State Insurance coverage Fund of greater than $18 million. He was sentenced in October 2023 to 2 1/3-to-7 years in jail.
Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s workplace shared the messages with SCI, which launched a probe into Von Hoppe in 2024.
“Von Hoppe’s actions had been grossly unprofessional, predatory, and manipulative, and his position as a highschool trainer offered him with an infinite pool from which to fastidiously choose younger ladies with whom he needed to pursue relationships,” the SCI report mentioned.
SCI urged then-Faculties Chancellor David Banks to terminate Von Hoppe in a 2024 letter, however he was as a substitute reassigned to a “rubber room,” Edelman reported. He has been on town payroll since then, incomes $140,588 as of final yr, information confirmed.
Von Hoppe reached a take care of town to “irrevocably retire” on the finish of this faculty yr, two years after the SCI accomplished its investigation, the DOE mentioned.
“Von Hoppe’s conduct was predatory, manipulative, and wholly incompatible together with his position as an educator. He used his place to determine and pursue weak college students, partaking in grooming conduct,” mentioned Particular Commissioner Anastasia Coleman.
Von Hoppe couldn’t be reached for remark.
