Posted by mjzab on May 7, 2008 at 3:24 p.m. (Suggest removal)

.........words escape me; This sicko cannot even be considered as "human"; I feel sick to my stomach just reading the article; how horrible for the child and his family! I am so sorry!

Posted by BeaHappi on May 7, 2008 at 3:33 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Wow, if this turns out to be true, it could be can of worms opening up. Not only was this man paired with someone through Big Brothers/Big Sisters, but he's a school bus driver.

I would imagine that the screening process for BB/BS is pretty thorough. Does anyone know the background check process for this and for being a school bus driver?

Posted by ROLL_IT_UP on May 7, 2008 at 3:37 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Disgusting and horrible! I hope he gets what's coming to him!

Posted by Pogmothoin on May 7, 2008 at 3:44 p.m. (Suggest removal)

That's justy nasty.

Posted by Face on May 7, 2008 at 3:59 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Since this is not a crime that currently gets the death penalty, these kind of "people" should be lobotomized after conviction. If I have to pay to keep him alive and fed, I would only agree upon lobotomization of all but life supporting pars of his brain.

Posted by justareader on May 7, 2008 at 4:29 p.m. (Suggest removal)

BeaHappi: The problem with background checks is that they will show things only if you have been caught doing something. If you have been 'flying under the radar' and haven't been caught.....nada. Same with FBI fingerprint checks. Unfortunately, these checks aren't as great as people think.

Posted by BeaHappi on May 7, 2008 at 5 p.m. (Suggest removal)

justareader...very true. I wonder if there are any psychological tests that can be administered for people who'd be working with kids. Like personality factors, etc.

I knew this guy once who wanted to work for the Sheriff's department and although he passed the physical part of it, he couldn't be considered because of some test that revealed anger issues. And for him it was dead-on because he did have a temper.

With all of the brilliance in our world it just seems like we should be able to come up with a test that would provide indicators for those people who might not be a good fit. Especially for those who like you said, have flown under the radar up to a certain point.

I hope that the 16-year old is doing okay. How devastating.

Posted by BeaHappi on May 7, 2008 at 5:07 p.m. (Suggest removal)

...my mistake...I hope the 14-year old boy is doing okay.

Posted by joefox on May 7, 2008 at 5:22 p.m. (Suggest removal)

If this is true and he confessed to this I will personaly apply harm to this man! Its bad enough to take advantage of a minor but you cross way over the line when it is a disabled minor! This makes me so angry and I was having a good day until now! Agian if he is guilty of this I Hope he dies a slow death and burns in hell!!!

Posted by Face on May 7, 2008 at 5:28 p.m. (Suggest removal)

There is no way to have pre-cognizance of what a person may or may not do based on a test. All you can do is catch them after the fact then as I propose, lobotomize them.

Posted by Face on May 7, 2008 at 6:05 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Molesting autistic children is not a perversion, it is an abomination. These people cannot be cured, there is no rehabilitation. A lobotomy insures compliance without killing them. All he should be able to do from here on out is drool into a cup.

Posted by BeaHappi on May 7, 2008 at 6:06 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I don't know; I'm kind of with FACE on the solution for people convicted of sick crimes against kids. Lobotomy seems a lot kinder than my solution...drawing and quartering them and then pinning them over an ant hill...in the desert...in June.

Posted by Face on May 7, 2008 at 6:15 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Oh, and let me preempt the "You wouldn't say that if that was your boy that was caught!" numbskullian remark: If it was my boy, they better not let him out, because I would castrate him with a spoon and then I would sterilize myself.

Posted by CAtruckdriver on May 7, 2008 at 7:07 p.m. (Suggest removal)

If he's guilty I have a nice chrome bumper to tie him to by the feet & I'll even buy the gas for the long drive(drag)..

What a pig! Way to scar a kids life, one who can barely fend for themselves. An immediate 20 years in jail comes to mind for this crime.

Posted by Face on May 7, 2008 at 7:08 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Yes, and he may have molested other children, but I am sure he had a standard background check. So he certainly wasn't convicted or arrested for it.

Posted by oyvey on May 7, 2008 at 7:48 p.m. (Suggest removal)

This person drove my kids on a Beach Bus all summer long! It disgusts me to think my child and her friends interacted with him, and they thought he was so funny! I don't even know if I can let my child go on tat bus this summer!

Posted by Pogmothoin on May 7, 2008 at 8:33 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Ouch, with a spoon Face?

Posted by lilmamma on May 7, 2008 at 9:15 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Hes a piece of crap...I want him castrated and fed to Bubba. When molestations and child rapes happen we should put these sick individuals in prison for life.

Posted by mjzab on May 7, 2008 at 10:18 p.m. (Suggest removal)

lilmamma,

Your comment "....should put these sick individuals in prison for life." is truer than you know. These sex offenders, after they serve their prison time, must register every year or face additional prison time (per Megan's Law). An overwhelming majority of sex offenders fail to comply or commit new crimes and are sent back to prison. For the rest of their lives they will be doing short stints out of prison followed by long terms inside. Its referred to as "Life on the installment plan." I, however, would prefer them to stay in prison forever, locked in a 10 foot by 10 foot box with no windows, tv, phones, books, or music and eating a "brick" of meatloaf twice a day (because prisoners have rights) for the rest of their natural days! There is no rehabilitating a sex offender! The only way of changing their thinking is to separate the head from the rest of the body.

Posted by Metalhaid on May 7, 2008 at 10:52 p.m. (Suggest removal)

For those who are interested in bus driver background requirements (I know it's Kern County but they cite State requirements, if it's not enough you can Google Bus Driver Background Check yourselves:)

http://kcsos.kern.org/transportation/...

That being said, the Big Brothers & Sisters of America etc. has a LOT to answer for, which is SO unfortunate in an organization that does SO much good for the underprivileged...like someone said earlier, the background checks are only effective if someone has been convicted of misbehavior previously. This guy is lucky we don't live in an age where the powers that be would have just handed the perv SOB over to the family. Dull-spoon castration would have been the LEAST of this skinless wonder's worries.

Posted by dvond on May 7, 2008 at 11:05 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Heartbreaking , im so sorry for the family . i will keep you all in my prayers im sure this is devastating.

Posted by G93001 on May 8, 2008 at 1:34 p.m. (Suggest removal)

How about castration to go with that lobotomy?

Posted by OhNo on May 8, 2008 at 3:12 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Wether it's true and this guy is a sicko or the hard times are catching up to these people (victim's family) and they want to take advantage of the system it's extreamly sad. Imagine the lawsuit the family has against durham (if he was on dutty) & big brother/sister program.

Posted by suziqlb2000 on May 9, 2008 at 9:02 a.m. (Suggest removal)

This is terrible. My heart goes out the child and his family. I have a handicap child that uses transportation servies and this scares me. My sister is a special ed bus driver and she is very upset by this.

Posted by Schoolbusdude01 on May 9, 2008 at 10:16 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Maybe some of you should re-read the article, actualy both articles. This "person" met the victim through Big Brothers, not the bus service. in fact he had no contact with the boy through Durham, only through Big Brothers. the only reason it was mentioned by the Syar was because that's were he was arrested and it give a bit more sensationalism to the crime. Could there be more victims related to his job? probably not. What he did requires time alone in a private area. thats not likely to happen that often on a school bus. so lets leave the school bus part out of it. also, remember, if you don't like the laws then you have a right, no, a duty to do all you can to have these laws changed. I'm sure that Big Brothers tries very hard to screen out these type of people but there will always be one or two that slip by. Now they have to go back and see who else he's had contact with and question them. I say lock them all up together and put the key away. There is no need to sink to their level by "doing" things to them. Better to leave them and forget them, then concentrate on healing the wounds caused. And before you make a comment about how i would feel if it were my child, it did happen to my child. My child and i have to live with this horror every day. What makes matters worse is they never even caught the guy. The family and community is fortunate that they were able to identify and capture him. There are others out there that we have no idea are there. We should be guarding against them by being involved in our childerens lives and being concerned whith what they do and who they hang out with. A child can learn to forgive a parent for what they deemed being nosey and interfering when they were young. They can never get out of their heads the evil that these things do to them when it does happen.

Posted by suziqlb2000 on May 9, 2008 at 10:53 a.m. (Suggest removal)

I don't think where he origanally met the boy makes a difference to me. A lot of the special ed kids can't even tell you what happend on the school bus. The fact that some one can do this to ANY child is aweful enough but to a handicap child! And he works for the school bus system.

Posted by joefox on May 9, 2008 at 2:30 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Schoolbusdude01, that makes me feel much better NOT I dont care were this happened lets use the bus to run this perv over!!!

Posted by surfwidow on May 12, 2008 at 6:35 p.m. (Suggest removal)

People like this should do society a favor and put a bullett in their head. It will never help the child he hurt, however, it will spare other children and parents this nightmare.

If ANY child molesters are reading this...PLEASE do the right thing...Put a bullett in your head now!