Missing NYC Teacher, a Mother of 3, 'Was Terrified': Lawyer
The Staten Island teacher and mother of three missing for nearly a week was terrified of her estranged husband, and if something nefarious happened to her, it was likely at his hands, the woman's divorce attorney said Thursday.
has been arrested and charged for an alleged domestic incident that took place on the day her disappearance was reported, law enforcement sources say.
Jeanine Cammarata, 37, hasn't been seen since Saturday night, at her home in New Springville on Staten Island. Eric Gansberg, who is representing Cammarata in ongoing divorce proceedings against Michael Cammarata, tells News 4 the missing woman had been heading to her estranged husband's Queens home to see their children the night she disappeared.
Gansberg said Michael Cammarata had custody of the children because Jeanine was living in an apartment she felt wasn't suitable for them. Jeanine Cammarata worked two jobs -- one at an elementary school and one at a Dollar Store -- and hasn't shown up for either of them this week, which prompted a missing persons report. The couple had no legal custody agreement involving the children.
According to Gansberg, they had lived together but started having problems in 2017. They fought, had orders of protection against each other that were later rescinded and were in the middle of getting divorced. Gansberg said he and Jeanine Cammarata had talked about an upcoming court hearing about a week ago -- and that she wouldn't have missed it for any reason within her control.
That court hearing was Monday. Jeanine Cammarata did not show up.
Gansberg says he's repeatedly called and texted her phone, which continues to go to voicemail. Her Staten Island landlord had the same result.
Michael Cammarata was arrested Tuesday on charges of assault, harassment and stalking in connection with a confrontation Monday in which he allegedly hit Jeanine Cammarata multiple times. He also allegedly stalked her on several previous dates, law enforcement sources tell News 4.
He has not been charged in connection with her disappearance. His attorney information wasn't immediately available Wednesday. Police said he was also arrested last September for allegedly trying to get into a home from which he had been evicted, though it wasn't clear whose home was involved.
Police have not suggested foul play, but friends and family believe something is wrong. Gansberg says if something bad happened, Michael Cammarata may have baited her. He described Jeanine Cammarata as a dedicated educator, hard worker and loving mom.
NYPD Chief of Detectives Dermot Shea renewed the plea for public help Wednesday, tweeting anyone with information on Cammarata's disappearance should call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.
She is 4-foot-11, 120 pounds and has brown eyes and light brown hair, was wearing a grey jacket and driving a 2017 Chevy Cruze when she was last seen.
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