Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a Yonkers woman who worked as a guidance counselor at a Bronx high school has been indicted on third-degree Rape and additional charges for repeatedly having sex with a teenage boy who was a student in her school.
District Attorney Clark said, “The victim was 16 when the guidance counselor allegedly began having sex with him. She allegedly exploited the teen for nearly a year while being entrusted with the care of students. Anyone who acts in such a disturbing and predatory manner will be prosecuted by our office.”
District Attorney Clark said the defendant, Wendy Lora, 43, of Yonkers, was arraigned today on third-degree Rape, third-degree Criminal Sexual Act, two counts of Sexual Misconduct, and Endangering the Welfare of a Child by Bronx Supreme Court Justice Laurance Busching. She is due back in court on September 30, 2025.
According to the investigation, from September 2023 to October 2024, the defendant allegedly engaged in sex with the boy at various locations including her office at the school.
The alleged inappropriate relationship was reported to school officials on May 7, 2024. A second report was made on September 20, 2024. The case was referred to the Bronx District Attorney’s Office on April 21, 2025, by the NYPD, after the victim’s mother reported the allegations to them.
District Attorney Clark thanked NYPD Detective Yesenia Rengel of the NYPD Bronx Special Victims, Adult Squad for her work in the investigation.
An indictment is an accusatory instrument and not proof of a defendant’s guilt.
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