Chappaqua: Drama Teacher to Register as Sex Offender

CHAPPAQUA - Christopher Schraufnagel pleaded guilty on Monday to charges that he sexually abused students, part of a new plea deal that requires the former Horace Greeley drama teacher to register as a sex offender.

Schraufnagel, who had an earlier plea agreement rejected by New Castle Town Justice Douglas Kraus, admitted in court that he abused three students at the high school between 2011 and last year, including two instances that involved "sexual contact." Read more

Chappaqua: Christopher Schraufnagel Drama Teacher Accepts Plea Deal that Would Include Registering as Sex Offender

Former Chappaqua drama teacher Christopher Schraufnagel has agreed to a new plea deal that will put him on the state sex offender registry.

New Castle Town Court officials said Schraufnagel's lawyer notified Town Justice Howard Kraus on Monday that her client will accept a revised plea offer from Westchester County prosecutors.

Kraus rejected an earlier plea agreement on Oct. 6. That deal called for a sentence of three years of probation and required Schraufangel, a former teacher at Horace Greeley High School, to surrender his New York teaching license. It did not, however, call for him to register as a sex offender. Schraufnagel is charged with sexually abusing two of his students.

Assistant District Attorney Mary Clark-DiRusso proposed a new deal, which defense attorney Stacey Richman agreed to on Monday — the same day Schools Superintendent Lyn McKay resigned after months of criticism for her handling of the controversy that continues to plague the district. Read more