Police: Fort Plain school bus aide sexually abused child on bus; School district alerts police | The Daily Gazette
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Thomas Yager, 68, of Fort Plain, was arrested Thursday and charged with one count of first-degree sexual abuse, a felony.
Yager is accused of abusing the child on a Fort Plain school bus that transported students for out-of-district placements, police said. Gloversville Police handled the investigation and made the arrest, police said.
The investigation began May 21 when the Fort Plain superintendent’s office contacted Gloversville detectives regarding a sexual offense complaint, police said.
The superintendent’s office reported they had discovered that a bus aide had potentially subjected a child to sexual contact, police said.