ELBERT COUNTY, Ga. — An 18-year-old student has been arrested after investigators say two juvenile students were sexually assaulted on separate occasions while riding a school bus.
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The Elbert County Sheriff’s Office said the school district notified deputies on Oct. 20 about two incidents of possible sexual misconduct involving a school bus.
During the investigation, authorities determined that an adult student sexually assaulted two juvenile students on separate occasions while they were being transported on school bus Route 45S, according to the sheriff’s office.
The 18-year-old was arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree cruelty to children and two counts of false imprisonment.
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The student also faces one count each of aggravated child molestation, aggravated sodomy and child molestation, authorities said.
The sheriff’s office said both victims’ families have been notified.
The investigation remains active, and authorities said no further details are available at this time.
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