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Bronx teacher’s aide busted for sending lewd texts is suspended

- Emma Seiwell, Thomas Tracy and Leonard Greene

A city Education Department employee has been suspended from a Bronx school after he was arrested for allegedly sending lewd text messages to boys about their feet and underwear, officials say.

Teacher’s aide London King tried to get overly friendly with two students at the Walter J. Damrosch School — using their cell phones to ask one kid for pictures of his feet while sending another a shirtless picture of himself — according to a criminal complaint.

Prosecutor­s said King, 35, took a 13-year-old’s cell phone and punched in his own number.

He later used the boy’s phone number to send him $45 via Cash App before sending him a text message. “Let’s hang out,” the message said, according to the complaint. “I’ll come get you.”

A second boy, 14, said London whispered an inappropri­ate message to him. “I see you. I love you,” the aide allegedly said. “I like those underwear. I saw you pull your pants up. You need to pull them back down.”

He also communicat­ed with the boy on Instagram, officials said.

“Baby. hang out with me,” he posted, according to prosecutor­s.

In another message, King allegedly said, “Do you want to hang out outside of school?”

The 14-year-old boy said King gave him money on two separate occasions. “Go get something nice for yourself,” London said, according to court records.

King was first arrested Thursday, police said. He was charged with endangerin­g the welfare of a child and aggravated assault.

He was arrested again Friday after three more victims came forward to report his behavior, cops said.

He was released without bail at his Friday arraignmen­t in Bronx Criminal Court, despite the prosecutor’s request for bail, court records show.

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