School Bus Driver Accused of Sexually Assaulting 14-Year-Old Middletown Student: Police

Middletown, CT — A Dattco school bus driver is accused of exposing herself to a 14-year-old student and engaging in sexual activity with the boy at her home, according to police.

Middletown Police arrested Wendy Valero, 27, on charges of risk of injury to a minor and second-degree sexual assault.

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Police launched an investigation on June 14 into alleged inappropriate conduct by a Dattco bus driver with a 14-year-old male student/victim.

Valero was the bus driver for the victim for approximately three years and over the past year they became “friends” on various social media sites, according to Lt. Heather Desmond.

Desmond said Valero and the victim would message each other and also exchanged inappropriate pictures.

In June of 2016, after the school year ended, Valero arranged to bring the victim to her home where she allegedly exposed herself to the victim and engaged in sexual activity, according to Desmond.

Valero has no association with the Middletown School system at this time.

“The Middletown Police Department would like to remind all parents/guardians to monitor their children’s activity on the computer, cell phone and/or tablet,” Desmond said in a press release. “Monitor and have access to their social media accounts. Based on their age and maturity level limit what accounts they have access to and the amount of time they spend on them.”

Wendy Valero / Middletown Police Department photo

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