Rainier school bus driver accused of sex assaults

Published 2:37 pm Friday, October 21, 2011

CHEHALIS — The Lewis County sheriff’s office says deputies arrested a Rainier School District bus driver accused of grabbing and slapping four teenage girls after a volleyball game.

The sheriff’s office says the 51-year-old Rainier man was not driving the bus Tuesday after the game in Onalaska but had ridden along to support the team. The driver forced him off after the incidents.

Investigators said he had also grabbed a woman watching the game. He was jailed for investigation of child molesting, sexual misconduct and assault with sexual motivation.