Bus Driver Sentenced For Having Sex With Student

[G-Henderson]

who is your daughter, my daughter was also asked to go on a ride with this man.

[WaltBennett]

And presumably your daughter spotted him as a creep, as my daughter did.

Anyway being a creep is not a crime, and he's in jail now for what he did to the other girl.

Seems to me that justice, as best we can expect, has been served.

[G-Henderson]

as i do agree that justice is somewhat being served, i cant seem to comprehend how you could place even the slightest ounce of blame to this child. a young developing mind is not capable of doing all of the right things, or may not even have the ability to do so. none of us know the whole story, nor do we know how the girl may have tried to stop this, or how the perp could have blocked her roads of escape. i thank god that your daughter was in a position to get out of that situation. your arguments would be very different if she had not been.

[Ashley]

Waltbennett:
I didnt say that the parent has to make choices for the child i simply said that its the parents job to watch out for their children look for warning signs keep on top of what is going on in their lives MEANING " A 15 year old child is not able to comprehend adult sisuations"much less be held responsible for a "crime" that the child had no control over what you do not know is the truth behind the story so it is discrimination to voice your opinion in the manor that you did not to mention rude. Just because your daughter(s) were not harmed or hurt does not mean that they were smarter or anything it simply means they were lucky and blessed,and you know the sad part there are so many grown men out there that take pleasure in hurting children that it could happen to anyone. with all do respect if the circumstances were flipped and your daughter was in this position mr.henderson is right your arguments would be quite different.

[WaltBennett]

Well, let's keep this civil. I never said the young lady was to blame for anything. I said, she should have known better and probably did know better, and that was the thrill of it.

I suspect that if we lined up 1,000 15 year old girls and asked them: "Would it be a good idea or a bad idea to have alcohol alone in a field with a male, middle aged school bus driver?" that we would be batting around .995 on correct answers.

I will say that both of my teenage daughters make decisions that I wish they had not made, but these are the experiences that make us who we are. What I do hope is that they will avoid big mistakes.

No matter how you slice it, this young lady made a big mistake. Was she taken advantage of? Certainly. Did she put herself in that position, against her better judgment? I have to suspect that she did.

That's all I'm saying, and as I said before, that is what I would say to my own daughter if she put herself in a position anything like that.

If I am in any way hurting anybody's feelings, please keep in mind that all we are doing is exchanging views, not casting judgments. We all feel empathy for the young lady and her family. We all hope it never happens to us, although we know that it can.

[Ashley]

well your welcome to freedom of speech, lets just hope your childrens lives are never questioned in a sisuation such is this. its very much over and there is no reason to continue talking about it. This topic may get out of context if we continue this conversation being as though its really not any of your business, your simply commenting on the story you heard in the news you were not there and you do not know the girl or the family so personally i think you should mind your own business.
thank you

[WaltBennett]

Ashley,

Um, huh?

Well, fine, let's just leave it be.

Just don't expect to have the last word if you're going to be rude about it.

If you want this topic to die:

stop posting.

[Ashley]

Sorry if you thought i was being "rude" i was simply setting things straight.

[WaltBennett]

If you want this topic to die:

stop posting.

[e-ville hottie]

lots of us girls had sex with the drivers and teachers. it was like a competetion for some of us.

[Eville MoM]

E-ville Hottie,
I hope you realize how stupid that sounds. Nothing to be proud of at all.

[glenny]

makes you wonder how many others she put out to?

[what]

are you guys serious cant u find another topic to make stupid comments about its some what serious to some people have some respect.

[Robert]

Ashley wrote:

Waltbennett:
I didnt say that the parent has to make choices for the child i simply said that its the parents job to watch out for their children look for warning signs keep on top of what is going on in their lives MEANING " A 15 year old child is not able to comprehend adult sisuations"much less be held responsible for a "crime" that the child had no control over what you do not know is the truth behind the story so it is discrimination to voice your opinion in the manor that you did not to mention rude. Just because your daughter(s) were not harmed or hurt does not mean that they were smarter or anything it simply means they were lucky and blessed,and you know the sad part there are so many grown men out there that take pleasure in hurting children that it could happen to anyone. with all do respect if the circumstances were flipped and your daughter was in this position mr.henderson is right your arguments would be quite different.

Please return to school and take a spelling class.

[what]

seriously. Do you have nothing better to do in life. Get Real. This shouldn't even be on the f-ing computer for discussion none of you were present you have no idea what happened and it happened years ago so wtf? Find something else to do in your spare time creep.

[LM PA]

I used to ride his bus-I was in elementary school when this happened-riding on his bus. it was weird, all I can remember of him is that he was a nice bus driver to us, he kept control of us, and he always said hello, goodbye, and such.

[what]

How about we just stop talking about this topic its been years let it die already. please

[FormerRider]

that guy was my 6th grade bus driver. I never understood why i always felt all weird around him. there were times when out of nowhere it would be the ende of the bus ride, i would be the last one left and i would just randomly think "am i going to make it home today, or..." it scared the crap out of me when i finally found out why our bus had suddenly started have substitute after sub, then i was talking, i think to another driver (late bus), and they gave me the skinny, and i almost screamed, i have no doubt that he had his eyes on me in at least some little way, because the way he looked at me and talked, and his whole...vibe was WRONG! i was only in SIXTH GRADE, and i have no doubt that i could have been in a lot worse trouble and danger if he had chosen me, so i was proably lucky, but i can't believe that there are some of you who have the nerve to say that there can be any blame on the girl(s?) he VICTIMIZED! i am taking law enforcment courses, and know the criminal proceedings for this, and i believe that things like this should be made first degree felonies so that they get at LEAST 10 years!!
in fact, i agree with one person's suggestion that pedophile freaks like this, who rob children emotionally, physically, and worse should be put to DEATH!

[raven]

WaltBennett wrote:

Except that this girl was what, 15?
Are we supposed to believe that her parents did not teach her better than to hang around with a school bus diver, drink his liquor and perform certain indescribable acts?
As a father of 5 myself, it scares me to know that there are predators out there. I especially worry about my youngest girls.
My older girls, 17 and almost 16...they have to use some sense. They know right from wrong, and I won't always be there to choose for them - nor should I. They must ultimately live with the consequences of their choices.
What teenager doesn't want to feel "grown up"? But there is a cost to such choices. So...the job of the parent is to make sure the child has some concept of choices and consequences.
By age 15, this young lady has to have known she was where she should not have been. That was the thrill of it, right? Then she got in over her head.
The man is scum and is rightly behind bars. The girl was too young to hold legally responsible for her actions, but I think we all know, she did know - or at least should have known - better.
Last thought: if this had happened to my daughter (and it easily could have; he liked her too), I would have been in her face about the decisions she made. I am in her face about many other of her decisions, so perhaps that is why this guy never got too far with her.

she knew exactly what she was doing, liked it, continued doing it, and now that it was found out about-she cries rape. she likes alchohol and getting laid. so what?

[what]

Raven. Get real. I can't even respond to that, you are sick. This topic needs to die before the police are involved again. It is harassment! For god’s sake 14/15 years old! Be happy it wasn’t you, or for that matter a child that your close to. At 14 years old you don’t enjoy sex with a 55 year old man, ITS RAPE! Get real. And I challenge all of you that have such a strong opinion about this topic to walk a mile in that girl’s shoes, none of you would be able to do it. Now let’s start thinking realistically before you start posting bogus comments. You’re more demented than he is for taking his side. If this topic does not die I will notify the police. I’ve had enough this happened four years ago, he is in jail for obvious reasons and justice is being served. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!