MCPS Bus Driver Gets Jail Time For Sex Abuse Of Students On Bus

KENSINGTON, MD — A former Montgomery County Public Schools bus driver was sentenced to prison Wednesday for sexually abusing two female students on his bus.

Salvador Rodriguez, 60, of North Kensington, was sentenced to 11 months in prison.

Detectives launched an investigation of Rodriguez on February 9, 2017. Police said Rodriguez admitted to inappropriate contact with two 11-year-old female students during his bus routes.

Rodriguez had inappropriate sexual contact with one victim at least three times, and a second girl at least once, police said.

Rodriguez's bus routes included Rockview Elementary School, Newport Mill Middle School and Albert Einstein High School in Kensington.

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The Montgomery County Public Schools system placed Rodriguez on administrative leave as soon as they learned of the allegations in February 2017, police said.

Rodriguez faed charges of sexual abuse of a minor, two counts of third-degree sex offense and two counts of fourth-degree sex offense by a person in a position of authority, police said.

The principal of Rock View Elementary School, Kristine Alexander, called the allegations "disturbing" and "completely unacceptable" in a letter she sent home to parents.

"This behavior does not reflect the principles and values of MCPS or our community, and it will not be tolerated," she wrote.

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