Parents at post NYC private school left reeling by molestation charges against ex-baseball coach: ‘We’re all shocked’

Shell-shocked parents astatine an elite Brooklyn backstage schoolhouse were near reeling Friday by sickening charges that its erstwhile shot coach preyed connected young boys — arsenic nan accused kid molester was released connected bail.

The apprehension of Nicolas Morton, 31, connected a 20-count activity crime indictment Thursday laid bare accusations that had been nan taxable of months of rumors and speculation astatine nan $60,000-a-year, K-12 Packer Collegiate Institute successful Brooklyn Heights.

“It’s terrible,” nan mother of a Packer 5th people woman told The Post Friday morning. “We’re each shocked.”

It besides raised questions among immoderate families astir whether location had been capable oversight of Morton, who posted bail, group astatine $75,000 rate aliases $150,000 bond, aft he pleaded not blameworthy to a slew of activity crime charges, tribunal records show.

“To beryllium honest, I don’t cognize what nan schoolhouse has done,” nan mom said.

Another Packer genitor told The Post they feared that Morton’s storied past arsenic a shot phenom astatine nan schoolhouse gave nan management a mendacious consciousness of security.

Morton, an alumnus, whitethorn not moreover person been “properly overseen” because of his sterling estimation arsenic an athlete, and was “alone pinch nan kids,” nan genitor said.

“The vetting of him and his statement wasn’t arsenic rigorous arsenic it mightiness person been if he were an outsider,” nan genitor charged.

Prosecutors said Morton allegedly groomed and sexually abused 7 boys betwixt nan ages of 12 and 14 who played connected his backstage walking shot team, which consisted of a operation of Packer and non-Packer students.

He allegedly forced nan boys to expose themselves, peppered them pinch inappropriate talk astir masturbation and groped 3 of those players’ genitals, according to prosecutors.

The 2nd genitor said they believed location were a fistful much students who were allegedly targeted by Morton, but weren’t included successful nan indictment because of nan statute of limitations.

They besides believed location were students who had not yet travel to position pinch nan acquisition sufficiently to statesman ineligible action.

“It’s very earthy for them,” said nan parent.  

Morton worked successful school’s admissions agency while coaching nan school’s varsity shot team, until August, erstwhile administrators emailed parents that he’d been fired, The Post antecedently reported.

One dada dropping disconnected his boy astatine Packer Friday was amazed astatine nan accusations against Morton.

“It’s terrible,” he said. “I thought he was a bully guy.” 

Another Packer mother likewise said Morton’s alleged perverted maltreatment was shocking, but she felt nan schoolhouse acted swiftly.

“In my opinion, they did a very bully occupation of being very transparent to nan parents,” she said.

No parents who said pinch The Post wanted to beryllium named — and galore were outright dispute erstwhile approached by a newsman during nan school’s greeting driblet off.

“You’re not doing a work to anyone by being here,” 1 raged.

A Packer typical didn’t return The Post’s petition for comment.

A man who answered nan intercom astatine Morton’s flat successful Park Slope — perched supra a Ninth Street sports barroom — went silent erstwhile reached by a Post newsman for comment. He couldn’t beryllium reached by phone.

— Additional reporting by Kyle Schnitzer and Dorian Geiger