New York City: A black school aide at a prominent Upper West Side public school charged with sexually abusing an 8-year-old student has been indicted in connection to the case

A grand jury has voted to indict African-American Gregory Atkins, 56, although the exact charges will not be unsealed until his next court appearance on March 14, 2012. Prosecutors said that Atkins led a child into a bathroom stall at P.S. 87 William T. Sherman school four separate times on Feb. 2, 2012 where he forced the boy to undress while he touched the boy's body. He told the child he was looking for bruises. Investigators in 2006 found that Atkins had had an inappropriate relationship with a student at another school. He was given a verbal warning, but no written report of the investigation was placed in his file. Two years later, he was hired at P.S. 87.