EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — A man, who was once a Socorro ISD bus driver, pleaded guilty to indecency with a child sexual contact and was sentenced to 10 years of probation.
Rodolfo Laureano pleaded guilty and was subsequently sentenced on Friday to 10 years of probation and 300 hours of community service.
Laureano was arrested in September 2024.
Laureano was arrested along with another employee.
We reached out to Socorro ISD to confirm whether he is still an employee or not, and we are waiting to hear back.
Laureano was arrested and accused of engaging in sexual contact with a 10-year-old.
The report of the incident stated that the incident took place inside a school bus.
The affidavit states there is surveillance video footage from the school bus.
The arrest affidavit states audio and video of the surveillance video capturedLaureano on Sept. 17 driving the bus. The 10-year-old was the only occupant on the bus, and she was seated in the front row to the right ofLaureano.
Laureano told the girl to give him some of what she was eating, which was a piece of gum, and she replied, “No.”
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Mugshot of Rodolfo Laureano (credit: EPCSO) p /p
Laureano pushes the child towards him, and he starts touching her.
The child continues to tell him that she doesn’t have gum.
Laureano then fondles the girl’s body parts, according to the arrest affidavit.
The girl then pushes away from him and goes back to her seat. The bus driver then continues his route.
When the girl is dropped off, off Laureano is seen on the surveillance video placing both hands on his head with excitement.
The video showsLaureano looking directly at the surveillance camera and saying, “What are you doing? What are you doing?”
In a separate incident, the other employee, identified as David Hernandez, who is a school security officer, was arrested and accused of inappropriately touching a 15-year-old.
The report states the incident happened at the softball field at Eastlake High School.
The victim told officers the incident happened during lunchtime.
The teen said she and Hernandez were talking, and he asked her questions about herself and showed her photos of his family and him in a military uniform.
The report stated the teen was wearing a crop top shirt and that Hernandez said, “You’re torturing me with that shirt” and “Make sure you don’t torture me tomorrow.”
The teen told investigators Hernandez began to touch her chest. The report states he tried changing topics by asking him if he liked her hair braids.
The man then began to touch himself over his pants.
The teen told Hernandez she had to leave for class.
The report states there was surveillance video from Sept. 18 showing Hernandez arriving at the softball field.
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