Lawyer for Bronx Teacher’s Aide accused of raping student says No one should take Special needs Student Seriously

A 14-year-old special ed student who accused a substitute teaching assistant at a Bronx school of repeatedly raping and sexually assaulting him is fabricating the attacks, the accused woman’s lawyer said Monday.

Maria Contreras, 29, was arraigned Sunday and held on $25,000 bail — but her lawyer went on the attack against the paraprofessional’s accuser.

“This is the word of a special needs child with serious behaviorism issues,” said lawyer Ruth Hamilton at Bronx Criminal Court.

“This is her (Contreras’) worst nightmare. She would never touch a child,” the lawyer added.

Contreras, a married mother of two, is accused of having sex with the boy at least six times. Roughly 40 friends and family showed support for her at the courthouse.