A 72-year-old driving instructor is facing criminal charges after a 20-year-old student said he touched her inappropriately during a lesson earlier this month.

Suffolk County police arrested Arnold Stecker on Saturday and charged him with forcible touching, a misdemeanor, authorities said in a news release.

Police said Stecker touched the female student while stopped on Kenilworth Drive in East Northport on Tuesday. The incident took place around 8:30 p.m., according to police.

Stecker, of Hauppauge, is an instructor at Fitzgerald Driving School in North Babylon.

Officials at the driving school did not respond to requests for comment Saturday. Stecker could not be immediately reached and it was not known whether he was represented by an attorney. 

Stecker was to be held overnight and arraigned Sunday at First District Court in Central Islip, police said.

Detectives ask anyone with information, or anyone else who believes they may have been a victim, to call the Second Squad at 631-854-8252.

FAA data analyzed by Newsday shows the number of bird strikes voluntarily reported by airports in New York City and Long Island has increased by 46% between 2009 and 2023. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.  Credit: Newsday/File Footage; Photo Credit: AP Photo/Steven Day, Bebeto Matthews; Getty Images

'A different situation at every airport' FAA data analyzed by Newsday shows the number of bird strikes voluntarily reported by airports in New York City and Long Island has increased by 46% between 2009 and 2023. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

FAA data analyzed by Newsday shows the number of bird strikes voluntarily reported by airports in New York City and Long Island has increased by 46% between 2009 and 2023. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.  Credit: Newsday/File Footage; Photo Credit: AP Photo/Steven Day, Bebeto Matthews; Getty Images

'A different situation at every airport' FAA data analyzed by Newsday shows the number of bird strikes voluntarily reported by airports in New York City and Long Island has increased by 46% between 2009 and 2023. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

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