'I feel connected to him': 41-yr-old teacher calls 11-yr-old pupil her 'boyfriend', sends him disturbing messages
Yi Chen Cheng, who has a five-year-old son, reportedly exchanged over 500 text messages and engaged in video chats at odd hours with the fifth-grader
A 41-year-old public school teacher in the Bronx lavished affection on a fifth grader in a horrifying case of misconduct. According to police records, the teacher even referred to the 11-year-old as her "boyfriend". Investigative officers found Facebook messages exchanged between teacher Yi Chen Cheng and a friend, one of which read: “As long as without sex, I think its (sic) legal."
Cheng taught music at PS 1 Courtlandt, a pre-kindergarten, and had served as a Department of Education teacher for 16 years. She sent the student in question messages adorned with heart emoticons, and told him "I love you" several times. She reportedly was even jealous of his girlfriends, according to investigative reports and disciplinary records.