School bus driver accused of sexually assaulting 7-year-old girl in Miami

MIAMI – A college bus driver is behind bars after sexually assaulting a 7-year-old woman, authorities stated.

The incident allegedly occurred Tuesday afternoon within the 2300 block of Southwest Seventh Avenue.

In accordance with his arrest report, Marcelo Ortega, 67, parked the bus, after which kissed the sufferer on the lips, touched her vagina and uncovered his penis to her.

Miami police stated the sufferer informed her sister what occurred, which led to the sister contacting the bus proprietor. The proprietor then referred to as her husband, who’s the co-owner of the bus service, and informed him to satisfy with the sufferer and her sister on the bus.

Police stated the sufferer defined what had occurred to the co-owner and he then dropped the sisters off at residence.

The police report states that when the sufferer was taken to the College of Miami’s Little one Safety Group, she informed them that Ortega kissed her on the mouth, touched her vagina and buttocks beneath her clothes, pulled his pants down to reveal his penis after which gave her mangoes and chips earlier than instructing her to not inform anybody what occurred.

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The sufferer additionally informed police that Ortega informed her whereas exposing himself, “That is what your dad’s seems to be like,” the arrest report said.

On Thursday, detectives went to Ortega’s residence, however he declined to talk with them till he had an lawyer current, authorities stated.

Ortega was arrested on expenses of lewd and lascivious molestation on a minor, lewd and lascivious conduct on a baby, and lewd and lascivious exhibition on a baby.

He’s being held on the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Middle.