Bronx School Assistant, 23, Sends Love Letter to 10-Year-Old Student: Police

A 23-year-old Bronx high school teacher’s assistant was arrested after sending a love letter to a 10-year-old student – and attacked by the girl’s angry stepfather, police said Saturday.

Estevan Hamilton was punched in the face by the child’s stepfather, who stormed to PS 481, the Steam Bridge School on White Plains Road in Van Nest, after the child brought the aide’s letter home to give to his mother on Friday show.

Officers charged Hamilton with harassment and endangering the welfare of a child, cops said.

Hamilton gave the letter to the girl at school on Friday. When the child brought him home around 1:30 p.m., the stepfather went to the school to confront the school aide, News 12 Bronx reported.

Police were called and took Hamilton into custody. No charges were immediately filed against the stepfather.

Police were trying to determine whether Hamilton had abused the child in any way. His arraignment in Bronx Criminal Court was scheduled for Saturday.

Estevan was one of two city employees who work at local schools who were arrested Friday, cops said.

School security agent Brian Frett, 38, was taken into custody on assault charges for participating in a street brawl in Brooklyn on April 29, police said. No further details about the fight were initially disclosed.

On Wednesday, Queens High School principal Michael Budhu, 51, was charged with sexual abuse and child detriment after he allegedly rubbed a 15-year-old student’s leg, showed her an adult video and told her, “It has to.” happen,” the police officers said, so she could pass his class.

Budhu was granted conditional release after pleading not guilty during his arraignment in Queens Criminal Court on Thursday.