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A Ridgewood Teacher Got Busted for Sending Sexual Selfies to a Former Student

A former teacher at a Ridgewood public school allegedly sent over a dozen graphic videos to a student.

By Bushwick Daily News Desk

Oct. 11, 2017 · 2 min read

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A Ridgewood Teacher Got Busted for Sending Sexual Selfies to a Former Student

A former teacher at a Ridgewood public school allegedly sent over a dozen graphic videos to a student.

Bushwick Daily News Desk October 11, 2017Oct 11, 2017 · 2 min read

Robert Pozarycki

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A teacher who worked at a Ridgewood public school was arrested last week for allegedly exchanging sexually explicit selfies with a teenage girl he used to teach.

Michael Cognato, 35, was brought in by police on Oct. 6 and he was arraigned that evening on a 33-count criminal complaint. The charges…

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