#Former Queens teacher faces a dozen sexual abuse lawsuits

A former teacher and administrator at a church-run school is facing 12 lawsuits alleging he sexually abused young boys beginning in the 1970s and continuing for more than a decade.

The latest in the spate of suits against Lawrence Svrcek was filed in Queens State Supreme Court. It alleges that he molested a victim identified only by the initials S.G. beginning in 1984 when the student attended Jamaica Day School, which was run by St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church.

Svrcek, 74, was a gym teacher, coach and later vice principal of the school. He was also a Boy Scout leader.

The NYPD and the Queens DA’s office said they could not comment on any pending probes.

Lambros Lambrou, a lawyer representing six of the victims, said he believed there would be more cases.

Neither Svrcek, who lives on Long Island, nor his lawyer returned requests for comment.

The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, which is also named as a defendant in the suits, would not comment on specific allegations other than to say “we abhor the sexual abuse of children and take allegations of such conduct very seriously.”