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BX educator pleads not guilty to sex abuse charges

A Bronx assistant principal has pleaded not guilty to charges that he sexually abused two young students. According to police, 59-year-old Joseph Ponzo inappropriately touched the breasts of two girls

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Apr 4, 2012, 1:45 PM

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