Kabongo, 64, pleaded guilty to his crimes in January and faces a trial in March that will weigh his mental-illness claims.
The former driver abused the students — three of whom were nonverbal — in 2018 while his bus was stopped along routes in Montgomery County. Two of the victims were abused at least twice, on different days, according to Kabongo’s plea hearing Jan. 9.
One of the victims, 12 years old at the time, travels in a seat harness. Another, 18 at the time, has a rare disorder that diminishes intellectual and muscular development. She can be seen on bus surveillance video initially smiling and laughing when Kabongo approached — before her expressions turned to groans of pain, prosecutors said in court...
https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/courts/school-bus-driver-charged-with-sexual-assault-ruled-fit-to-stand-trial/
ReplyDeleteIn fact, he was so paranoid of getting caught that:
“In each instance, Kabongo waited for the attendant to leave, approached the victim, attempted to interact with them, looked out of the window to see if anyone is watching, then abused the student, Haynos said.”
https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/schools/mcps-sued-over-sexual-assault-of-special-education-students-in-2018/
ReplyDelete"Kabongo, however, pleaded 'not criminally responsible' for the assaults on the grounds that he has a mental illness."
Then, slap the MVA with a big lawsuit for issuing a Commercial Driver's License to a mentally ill person, thus enabling him to operate a twelve ton lethal weapon loaded with hapless students.
https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/schools/new-trial-dates-set-for-former-bus-driver-who-sexually-assaulted-students/
ReplyDelete"Trial will determine if Kabongo was criminally responsible for assaults"
i.e. Justice will be on trial to determine if she should be tried.