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Ex-Long Island Teacher Accused Of Sexually Abusing Students Photographed Third Victim, DA Says Ex-Long Island Teacher Accused Of Sexually Abusing Students Photographed Third Victim, DA Says
Ex-Long Island Teacher Accused Of Sexually Abusing Students Photographed Third Victim, DA Says A retired elementary school teacher on Long Island charged with sexually abusing two of his students is now accused of harming a third student. Thomas Bernagozzi, age 75, of Babylon, was arrested on sex crimes charges in December 2023 after an investigation by Suffolk County Police found that he sexually abused two male students between the 1980s and early 2000s while teaching third grade in the Bay Shore School District. At the time of the alleged abuse, the boys were third-grade students at Gardiner Manor Elementary School and Mary G. Clarkson Elementary School.  Bernagozzi taught a…

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by Michael Mashburn
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New Update: Dozens Of Students Accuse 'Revered' Former LI Teacher Of Sexual Abuse, DA Says New Update: Dozens Of Students Accuse 'Revered' Former LI Teacher Of Sexual Abuse, DA Says
New Update: Dozens Of Students Accuse 'Revered' Former LI Teacher Of Sexual Abuse, DA Says This story has been updated. Dozens of former students have accused a retired elementary school teacher on Long Island of sexual abuse dating back decades. Thomas Bernagozzi, age 75, of Babylon, was arrested on sex crimes charges Thursday, Dec. 21, following an investigation by Suffolk County Police. Prosecutors said Bernagozzi, who taught in the Bay Shore School District, sexually abused two male students between the late 1980s and early 2000s. He was charged with one count of course of sexual conduct against a child and one count of sodomy, both violent felonies. At the time of the all…

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by Michael Mashburn