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Former Babylon Teacher Admits Sexually Abusing Underage Student, Avoids Felony Conviction Former Babylon Teacher Admits Sexually Abusing Underage Student, Avoids Felony Conviction
Former Babylon Teacher Admits Sexually Abusing Underage Student, Avoids Felony Conviction A former Long Island high school teacher will avoid a felony conviction after admitting that he sexually abused a 15-year-old student. Former Babylon High School teacher Timothy Harrison, age 48, of Oak Beach, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of endangering the welfare of a child in Suffolk County Court on Friday, Sept. 15. The abuse began with flirty text messages that Harrison sent the girl beginning in September 2013, according to prosecutors.  Later, he gave the victim alcohol and engaged in sexual intercourse with her at his Oak Beach home. In 2021, the victim reported the…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Suffolk SD Fires Teacher Accused Of Having Relationship With Student Suffolk SD Fires Teacher Accused Of Having Relationship With Student
Suffolk SD Fires Teacher Accused Of Having Relationship With Student A 28-year-old math teacher in New York has been fired after allegedly engaging in a sexual relationship with a teenage student. Long Island resident Veronica Pezdan, of Holbrook in Suffolk County, the now-former teacher at Shoreham-Wading River High School, was terminated following her arrest for an alleged relationship with a student over the course of two months. Original story - Long Island HS Math Teacher Accused Of Having Sexual Relationship With Male Student, Police Say In response to the charge, the district quickly announced that Pezdan has been fired and that officials will not be…

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by Zak Failla
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Suffolk HS Teacher Accused Of Having Sexual Relationship With Student Suffolk HS Teacher Accused Of Having Sexual Relationship With Student
Suffolk HS Teacher Accused Of Having Sexual Relationship With Student A female high school mathematics teacher on Long Island has been accused of having a sexual relationship with a student. Following an investigation by Suffolk County Police Special Victims Section detectives, Veronica Pezdan, age 28, of Holbrook, was pulled over and arrested on southbound William Floyd Parkway after she left Shoreham-Wading River High School at approximately 11 a.m. Monday, April 19. Pezdan teaches mathematics at the school and engaged in a sexual relationship with a male student during the past two months, Suffolk County Police said. Pezdan was charged with two count…

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by Joe Lombardi