NEW YORK -- Suffolk County police have arrested a 53-year-old man in connection with the sexual abuse of a teenage boy in Long Island.

Niamatullah Ibrahim, of Selden, was charged with sexual abuse in the first degree and aggravated sexual abuse in the third-degree after a month-long police investigation led to his arrest on Tuesday.

Ibrahim works in the Selden Mosque of the Islamic Association of Long Island as a religious official. The 13-year-old boy he is accused of assaulting was attending some type of religious instruction at the mosque over a period of time, police said.

Ibrahim was arraigned Wednesday at First District Court in Central Islip. He has been suspended without pay, according to Newsday.

Police said they are investigating whether any other allegations of assault against Ibrahim exist, but said they have no reason to believe that is the case.

Detectives are asking anyone with information regarding the incident to call the sixth squad at (631) 854-8652 or Crime Stoppers at (800)-220-TIPS.