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Teaching Assistant Charged for Sharing Explicit Content with Teens

1/31/2026

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Story summary

Amber Barnes, a Brooklyn junior high teaching assistant, showed three teen girls explicit photos and a sex video of herself at a November 2022 'Girls Empowerment Movement' meeting.
Special Commissioner for Investigation (SCI) described her actions as unprofessional, improper, and egregious.
The SCI recommended firing.
The investigation began after her son was caught sharing explicit images in a locker room.
Barnes was charged with endangering the welfare of a child.

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Story summary

Amber Barnes, a Brooklyn junior high teaching assistant, showed three teen girls explicit photos and a sex video of herself at a November 2022 'Girls Empowerment Movement' meeting.
Special Commissioner for Investigation (SCI) described her actions as unprofessional, improper, and egregious.
The SCI recommended firing.
The investigation began after her son was caught sharing explicit images in a locker room.
Barnes was charged with endangering the welfare of a child.