A staff member employed at Bob Graham Education Center, a Miami-Dade County Public Schools institution, is currently facing serious allegations of child molestation. Martin Zaretsky, a 50-year-old IT worker at the school, stands accused of engaging in inappropriate actions with a minor.
Zaretsky was arrested and is now facing seven charges each of lewd and lascivious molestation on a minor between the ages of 13 and 17 and offenses against students by authority figures. He was booked into jail yesterday at 2:29 p.m., according to official records. The local community and school parents have been left to struggle to fully grasp the unsettling nature of the charges now surfacing against a figure meant to be a guardian of trust.
The school's information technology department listed Zaretsky as an employee, a detail that brings to light the ease with which the accused had potential access to victimize young lives. Miami-Dade County Public Schools issued a statement, as NBC6 reported, expressing their grave concerns and emphasizing that such behavior is antithetical to the school district's code of professional conduct. "Miami-Dade County Public Schools is deeply disturbed by the troubling allegations made against this individual," the statement said. The district has begun employment termination proceedings and plans to ensure that Zaretsky is barred from seeking future employment within the District.
In response to the arrest, the mother of the child involved reached out expressing fears that there may be additional victims yet to come forward. A statement shared with WSVN highlighted the chilling concern that her child might not be the only one affected by Zaretsky's alleged misconduct. "Miami-Dade Schools Police immediately began their investigation and subsequently made an arrest," the district spokesperson said, promising zero tolerance for conduct that undermines the safety and well-being of students. The investigations into the charges against Martin Zaretsky are ongoing, as the community and law enforcement work together to ensure justice is served.
