Mar 7, 2007 - Michael Petak, 31, a Colonia High School teacher, was indicted on Dec 13th on three charges that stemmed from an inappropriate relationship with a 17-year-old student.
He was arrested Sep 1, 2006 after an investigation between the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office and the Woodbridge Township Police.
Petak, who is married and a father of a 9-month-old child, was released on $75,000 bail with no 10 percent option.
Another Colonia High School teacher, Karen Binder, was arrested Mar 6, 2007.
TT entry for Binder.
August 19 - From an article about Middlesex County teachers at Home News Tribune:
Petak was sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to witness tampering, not to official misconduct or any type of sexual misconduct.
