New Jersey bus driver facing charges related to two sexual assaults
A man from Franklin, New Jersey was arrested yesterday and charged with sexually assaulting two women in New Brunswick. The defendant, who also works in Franklin as a bus driver, is accused of raping a 25-year-old woman in New Brunswick on May 27th. The defendant also allegedly kidnapped, raped, and beat a 20-year-old woman in New Brunswick this past Friday. The police used information provided by the victims to apprehend the defendant. According to reports, the defendant worked as a bus driver for a private company which is contracted by Franklin township schools. A spokeswoman for the school district said that the defendant has never been a Franklin district employee. Apparently, the defendant has no criminal record which would have surfaced on a background check. The defendant is currently being held at the Middlesex County Adult Correction Center in North Brunswick.
According to police and the Asbury Park Press article entitled, "N.J. school bus driver facing charges in 2 sex assaults":
On May 27, the defendant was driving an older-model gold Toyota Camry and approached a 25-year-old woman. She thought she knew the defendant and got into his car on Commercial Avenue in New Brunswick. He drove her to a secluded area off of Joyce Kilmer Avenue and sexually assaulted her. On Friday, the defendant, again driving the Camry, confronted a 20-year-old woman and punched her in the face when she refused to get into his car. He drove the victim to the same location off Joyce Kilmer Avenue and raped her. After making her way to North Brunswick, the victim called police there about 2:45 a.m. Friday to report that she had been sexually assaulted.
Charges for aggravated sexual assault are extremely serious and have significant penalties involved depending on the degree of the offense. Further, in New Jersey there are other repercussions associated with these sex crimes based on Megan's Law and the sex offender registration requirements.
