Teacher busted for contacting student after sending her nude pics
Michael Cognato
Police busted  Michael Cognato   35  on Thursday for violating an order of protection barring him from any contact with the student.
 Cognato  is accused in the original October case with sending the girl naked pictures and at least 15 videos of  himself  masturbating between August and October.
 He  had taught the teen while she was in eighth grade at Intermediate School 93 in Ridgewood and the two remained in contact when she went on to high school.  Cognato  tutored the teen and often contacted her via Facebook messaging and Skype  officials said.
 He  soon began sending explicit photos of  himself  and convinced the teen to send  him  back naked pictures of herself  cops said.
In October police charged  Cognato   of Bethpage  L.I.  with using a child in a sexual performance  promoting a sexual performance by a child and acting in a manner injurious to a child after the teenâs mother contacted cops.
Education Department officials said  Cognato  began working as a teacher at IS 93 in 2001.  He  has no previous disciplinary history.
After  his  arrest   he  was taken out of IS 93 and transferred to a central Education Department office for administrative duties. Meanwhile  Education Department officials began the process of taking  him  off the payroll.
Police busted   [TGT] on Thursday for violating an order of protection barring  [TGT]  from any contact with the student.
  [TGT] is accused in the original October case with sending the girl naked pictures and at least 15 videos of  himself  masturbating between August and October.
  [TGT]   had taught the teen while she was in eighth grade at Intermediate School 93 in Ridgewood and the two remained in contact when she went on to high school.   [TGT] tutored the teen and often contacted her via Facebook messaging and Skype  officials said.
  [TGT]   soon began sending explicit photos of   [TGT]   and convinced the teen to send   [TGT]   back naked pictures of herself  cops said.
In October police charged  Cognato   of Bethpage  L.I.  with using a child in a sexual performance  promoting a sexual performance by a child and acting in a manner injurious to a child after the teenâs mother contacted cops.
Education Department officials said   [TGT] began working as a teacher at IS 93 in 2001.  He  has no previous disciplinary history.
After  his  arrest   he  was taken out of IS 93 and transferred to a central Education Department office for administrative duties. Meanwhile  Education Department officials began the process of taking  him  off the payroll.