Antoine Munfakh
Introduction
Antoine Munfakh, a 44-year-old Freeport man who taught as an adjunct assistant professor at Farmingdale State College until 2025, has been charged with rape, sexual abuse, and criminal obstruction of breathing over the alleged assault of a female student in a campus parking lot. He pleaded not guilty at his October 16, 2026 arraignment and was released after posting bail. His attorney says he “absolutely denies the allegations.”
Background Information
Munfakh worked in the Aviation Administration Department at Farmingdale State College, a roughly 10,000-student SUNY commuter school in Babylon, Long Island, from August 29, 2024, until June 5, 2025, according to Newsday — meaning his college employment had ended more than a year before the alleged incident. Court documents obtained by the New York Post identify him as a resident of Freeport. Nothing in the reporting describes any prior complaints against him during his teaching term.
The Controversy or Incident That Led to Their Cancellation
Allegations. The account in this section comes from a felony complaint and charging documents: Munfakh has been charged but not tried, he pleaded not guilty, and his attorney denies the allegations outright. Nothing here is an adjudicated finding.
The alleged attack took place around 2:48 p.m. on October 15, 2026, in Parking Lot 6 at the Farmingdale State College campus. According to the felony complaint and court documents cited by the New York Post, Munfakh allegedly groped the woman’s breast, strangled her with her own lanyard — Newsday’s account of the complaint says he choked her — and forced her to perform oral sex on him inside his car.
The Suffolk County Police Department received the 911 call and immediately alerted the college’s own university police, according to the school. Munfakh was subsequently charged with first-degree sexual abuse, third-degree rape, and third-degree criminal obstruction of breathing, and was arraigned October 16 before Suffolk County Judge Evan S. Tanenbaum, entering a not-guilty plea to all counts.
Judge Tanenbaum set bail at $20,000 cash, a $40,000 insured bond, or a $200,000 partially secured bond, per court records. Munfakh posted the combination and secured his release from custody, the Post reported.
Public Reaction and Consequences
Farmingdale State College condemned the alleged attack in a statement to Newsday: “Farmingdale State College takes all matters involving the health, safety, and well-being of our students, faculty, and staff with the utmost seriousness… We are thankful for the partnership of the Suffolk County Police Department, who immediately alerted Farmingdale State College (FSC) University Police upon receiving the 911 call.” The school said university police “swiftly responded to assist our student and provide immediate care.”
University officials added that they have been in contact with the student and ensured her full access to campus mental-health resources and support services. Munfakh’s attorney, Scott E. Leemon of Manhattan, told Newsday his client “absolutely denies the allegations and looks forward to proving his innocence in court,” and gave the Post a similar statement on Munfakh’s behalf. The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office and the college did not immediately respond to the Post’s requests for comment.
Current Status
Munfakh is charged but presumed innocent; the charges are unadjudicated and he has pleaded not guilty. He is free on the posted bail combination and is scheduled to return to court on November 4, 2026. No trial date has been reported, and neither the college nor prosecutors have described any additional proceedings. Because his adjunct appointment ended in June 2025, no employment action tied to the charges has been announced.
Impact on Their Career/Life
Whatever the outcome at his November 4 hearing, a rape charge attached to a named campus ends any plausible return to college teaching, and felony-level sex-crime charges carry registration and incarceration exposure that would follow him well beyond a classroom career. For Farmingdale State, the case lands amid national scrutiny of how campuses handle sexual-assault reports, though the school’s quick-publication of support services suggests it is managing the publicity deliberately.