In a final address, Justice Allan Maclure commended the former driver for his willingness to work on his problems. He is barred for 20 years from visiting parks and swimming pools where kids might be around, with the exception of when he's with his own child, and only then under supervision of an adult aware of the conviction. He will also face restrictions on his use of the Internet, and is banned from working or volunteering with children. In addition to his prison sentence, he will submit a DNA sample and be placed on a sex offender registry. In evidence from psychotherapist Len Kushnier, the court heard that the former bus driver has admitted his attraction to children, something Kushnier says puts him in the minority of sex offenders. Kushnier said the man had expressed remorse, and is responding well to treatment. Pedophile bus driver showing remorse, therapist says The man submitted to a blood test and tested clean for infectious diseases. She added that because the images are available on the dark web, she feels her daughter is re-victimized every time the images are viewed.Īll in all, 39 children were exposed to the bus driver's criminal conduct, the court heard. In a victim impact statement submitted by one of the affected mothers, the court heard that the woman's daughter had experienced ongoing anxiety throughout the investigation that was reignited by the start of a new school year. He spliced the footage together with music and uploaded it online to share with those with similar sexual proclivities. Once on shift, he filmed children using the hand cream and eating the contaminated food. The court heard Thursday that before going on shift, the former bus driver would take videos of himself masturbating into a hand cream container, and onto treats such as muffins, doughnuts and cinnamon buns. In their investigation, police found a total of 884 exploitative images and videos, 176 of which were made on a school bus where he worked.
The man was first arrested in the summer of 2017, after Ottawa RCMP traced files found on the "dark web" back to London. His total five-year sentence was reduced for time served.
The man-whose name has been withheld due to a publication ban-pleaded guilty to voyeurism and to possessing, distributing or creating child pornography. *Warning: This story contains graphic details.Ī former London school bus driver is facing 39 months in prison for making and distributing exploitative videos of the children in his care.
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