Utah school bus driver arrested after cybertip reported child sexual abuse material

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — A school bus driver for the Granite School District was taken into custody following an investigation into a reported tip concerning child sexual abuse material (CSAM).

Casey Dean Golding, 24, was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail on Thursday, accused of three counts of second-degree felony sexual exploitation of a minor.

The investigation started in February 2025 after a social media company filed a report with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. The report identified a social media account that allegedly uploaded and distributed (CSAM).

Investigators said they identified Golding as the owner of the account and confronted him in February 2026, following a “pre-contact investigation.” Upon arrival at his Salt Lake County home, police noted a Granite School District school parked outside.

Golding allegedly admitted to owning the reported social media account, as well as the associated email and phone number. However, Golding denied sending or receiving CSAM but knew the incident that the police were questioning him about occurred in 2025.

According to court documents, Golding allowed police to search his phone, where investigators allegedly found an explicit 30-second video of CSAM.

Investigators took Golding into custody, citing that he was in a “trusted position” over children as a bus driver transporting elementary and middle-school-aged children.

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