NYPD Say MTA Bus Driver Sexually Assaulted Woman After Taking Her To Secluded Spot
On Sunday (Nov. 29), NYPD officials report that an MTA bus driver sexually assaulted a 57-year-old woman after taking her to a secluded spot.
Officials say the victim reported her assault, beginning with her boarding the BX26 bus at Jerome Avenue an Bedford Park in the Bronx, some time before 3:30 p.m. A police spokesman stated, “She says the driver drove the bus to a secluded location, turned off the bus and sat down next to her and started to touch her. It’s pretty outrageous if it did happen.”
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Law enforcement sources also say in addition to providing the woman with his name, the driver bear-hugged the woman, which caused her to push him away. After the incident, the woman told police that she immediately went to Montefiore Hospital to be examined. Currently, police have obtained video and GPS data from the bus and are investigating the incident. MTA officials have not yet made any public comments.
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