Former NJ Bus Driver Faces 122 Counts In Child Sex Abuse Case

WARMINSTER, PA — A Cape May Court House man was arraigned Wednesday for abusing his position of trust to sexually assault four teen boys while working as a police officer in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

James Christopher Carey, 53, was arraigned on several charges including involuntary deviate intercourse, statutory sexual assault, aggravated indecent assault and unlawful contact with a minor. In all, he faces 122 counts.

All four boys, some of them as young as 13, were assaulted when Carey was a Warminster Township police officer while working with the D.A.R.E. program and in other youth-oriented roles, prosecutors say. Carey was a police officer for Warminster from 1989 to 2009.

While he was fired from Warminster Police, Carey worked in New Jersey at the Driftwood campground in Cape May Court House and for the U.S. Coast Guard, Bucks County District Attorney Matthew Weintraub said, eventually being fired from both jobs. After retiring in Warminster, he worked as a school bus driver in Cape May County before retiring.

"He was a veritable wolf in sheep's clothing, preying on those who trusted in him — on our children," said Weintraub.

The charges are the result of a grand jury investigation and come after one of the victims came forward in May 2020, saying Carey assaulted him after his mother had turned to the then-officer to help her troubled son.

Carey was free Wednesday after posting 10 percent of $100,000 bail. At a news conference, Weintraub said his office was disappointed and surprised that Carey was granted bail at that level.

"We argued vigorously for bail," Weintraub said. "We fulfilled our function and it's up to a district judge."

The District Attorney's Office said two of the teen boys who have come forward were 13 years old when Carey began abusing them.

Prosecutors called the alleged victims courageous for coming forward and encouraged anyone else who may have been victimized to do the same.

"We will help you get justice," Weintraub said. "We can help you heal."

This article contains reporting by Doug Gross.

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