A Queens high school teacher was reassigned away from students after he called a driver a homophobic slur and threatened to rape him in a caught-on-tape outburst on Long Island, according to a report.
Juan Ynoa, who also coached a Long Island youth baseball team, was in his own car when he unleashed the vile rant on Sept. 5 at Matthew Kevelson, who recorded part of the confrontation before it was uploaded online last week, NBC 4 reported.
“Hey, jerk off. What’s up, you f—ing jerk off?” Ynoa shouted from his car, according to the footage. “I’ll rape your f—ing a–, you f—-t.”
He then can be heard warning, “You’re messing with the wrong dude” as he wagged his finger.
A woman can be seen laughing in Ynoa passenger’s seat during the road rage incident in Wantagh.
Ynoa, who teaches at Flushing High School, was reassigned “away from students” after the Department of Education became aware of the video, a spokesperson told NBC 4.
The DOE did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday night.
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The youth baseball team, the New York Longhorns, also condemned the incident and said the staff member involved was tossed off the team, though the organization did not name Ynoa.
“The actions, words and sentiments expressed by the former member do not align in any way with the Longhorns core values and mission to provide a positive and supportive place for baseball players to develop into young adults both on and off the field,” the organization said in a Facebook post.
Ynoa told NBC 4 over email “Now is not a good time” after the station reached out. He also reportedly wrote he could give his side of the story the following day, but didn’t further elaborate.
It’s unclear what led to the confrontation, but Kevelson, who recorded the video, said it was sparked after Ynoa cut through three lanes of traffic and Kevelson honked at him.
Kevelson told NBC 4 he posted the video online as a form of protection because he feared Ynoa would try to retaliate against him after snapping a photo of his license plate.
“This guy is around children,” he told the station. “If he’s a coach, if he’s a teacher in the community, a leader of the community, he can’t be acting like that in public.”
