Crime & Safety
Two 11-Year-Old Kensington Students Abused By School Bus Driver: Police
Police say Salvador Rodriguez had inappropriate contact with two juvenile female students during his bus routes.
KENSINGTON, MD — Montgomery County Police officers arrested and charged a former Montgomery County Public School bus driver for having inappropriate contact with two female students, police announced Friday.
Police say Salvador Rodriguez, 59, of North Kensington, had inappropriate contact with two 11-year-old female students during his bus routes.
Rodriguez's bus routes included Rockview Elementary School, Newport Mill Middle School and Albert Einstein High School in Kensington.
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On February 9, Special Victims Investigations Division (SVID) detectives began an investigation regarding sexual offenses involving juvenile victims by Rodriguez.
Through the course of the investigation, it was learned that on three separate occasions, Rodriguez had inappropriate sexual contact with one victim while she was a passenger on the school bus, police said.
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Detectives further determined that on a separate occasion, Rodriguez had inappropriate sexual contact with the second victim while she was a passenger on the school bus, police told Patch.
The Montgomery County Public Schools system placed Rodriguez on administrative leave as soon as they learned of the allegations in February 2017, police said.
Detectives obtained an arrest warrant for Rodriguez Friday and charged him with two counts 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.
Rodriguez was arrested Friday morning when he arrived for a scheduled appointment with SVID detectives at the SVID offices.
During a police interview, Rodriguez admitted to having inappropriate contact with the victims, police said.
Detectives are requesting that parents of students who rode a school bus driven by Rodriguez to talk to their children about their interactions with him and contact SVID detectives at 240-773-5400 if they believe their child was victimized.
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