David Ignacio Rodriguez, 64 of Cartersville, was arrested last week after reports said he molested a child while being their bus driver.
Reports said that Rodriguez was employed as a bus driver with the Cartersville School System when the molestation occured.
Cartersville Schools said , “Cartersville High School officials were alerted to potentially inappropriate behavior from a school bus driver to a student occurring outside the scope of school operations. School officials acted immediately and in accordance with the appropriate situational protocols on Monday, March 11. The school bus driver is no longer employed at Cartersville City Schools.”
The alleged acts occurred between September 1, 2023, and March 11, 2024.
Rodriguez is accused of undressing and inappropriately touching the alleged victim. He reportedly sexually abused the same person.
He is charged with two counts of cruelty to children in the first degree, two counts of child molestation, and two counts of sexual battery.
