School bus driver in NC charged with multiple sex crimes involving student, investigators say

By Stephanie Moore

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    BLADEN COUNTY, North Carolina (WYFF) — A school bus driver has been charged with multiple sex crimes involving a student, according to investigators in Bladen County, North Carolina.

The sheriff’s office said they were notified on April 10 about an incident with the driver and a student.

During an investigation, authorities said they received notification from several additional parents stating their children had come forward with similar complaints against the same bus driver.

David Earl Denkins, 63, of Tar Heel, North Carolina, has been charged with two counts of felony taking indecent liberties with a student by school personnel other than a teacher, school administrator, student teacher, school safety officer or coach, two counts of felony indecent liberties with a child, two counts of misdemeanor sexual battery and two counts misdemeanor child abuse.

He is currently being held at Bladen County Detention Center under a $ 1,000,000 bond.

This investigation is ongoing and additional charges are expected.

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