NY Teacher Who ‘Prefers’ Underage Girls
Hid Disturbing Content in Secret Application on Phone







A New York educator has been apprehended for his alleged involvement in child exploitation.

Kostas Fekkas, 34, was employed at a Manhattan charter school at the time of his arrest on
September 14. His teaching career also spans several other schools in the Bronx and neighboring
Westchester County.

Court documents reveal that Fekkas communicated with an undercover
Homeland Security Investigations agent, who was posing as a 13-year-old girl.
During this interaction, Fekkas allegedly stated his preference for underage girls and
even claimed to have had sexual relations with a 10th grader.

“Cool. I usually cut off at 9th grade but you’re insanely gorgeous,” Fekkas allegedly told
the undercover agent, who identified herself as an 8th grader. Damian Williams,
U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, was unequivocal in his condemnation.

“Kostas Fekkas’s alleged conduct is despicable,” Williams said. “As a teacher, Fekkas was
entrusted with the care and well-being of children, who he in turn allegedly sought to victimize.”

The investigation led to the discovery of explicit content, including child pornography featuring a
12-year-old girl. This material was concealed in an app called “HideU,” designed to appear as a
functioning calculator. The app allows users to hide files on their mobile phones,
thereby facilitating covert activities.

Fekkas used the alias “C.J. Justice” and claimed to be a 30-year-old high school physics teacher
on the mobile app Kik. His account was registered to the email address kfekkas@mercy.edu.
He allegedly sent pictures of himself to the undercover agent, which were consistent with his
publicly available image on a Manhattan high school’s website.