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A bus driver from Fairfield County has been sentenced to 19 years in prison for enticing a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity, and for obstructing justice by attempting to have the minor victim murdered.
Jose Manuel Santos, age 38, of Bridgeport, was sentenced on Wednesday, Jan. 13, to the time in prison, as well as seven years of supervised release, said John H. Durham, US Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
According to court documents and statements made in court, Santos was employed by Curtin Livery as a bus/van driver in Connecticut with responsibilities that included transporting children going to and from a middle school in Wallingford.
Ex-bus driver in Wallingford gets 19 years for soliciting sex, murder plot
Ex-bus driver in Wallingford gets 19 years for soliciting sex, murder plot
FILE - In this May 14, 2013, file photo, the Department of Justice headquarters building in Washington is photographed early in the morning. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)
January 13, 2021 05:56PM By Nick Sambides Jr., Record-Journal staff
NEW HAVEN â A former school bus driver was sentenced in federal court on Wednesday to 19 years in prison for enticing sex from a 13-year-old girl who was a passenger on his Wallingford route and then trying to have her murdered.
U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer sentenced Jose Manuel Santos, 38, of Bridgeport to an additional seven years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney John H. Dunham said in a statement.
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Jose Manuel Santos, 38, of Bridgeport, was sentenced Wednesday in federal court in New Haven. (Shutterstock)
WALLINGFORD, CT A former bus driver has been sentenced to 19 years in federal prison for trying to sexually entice a 13-year-old girl who was a passenger on his route in Wallingford, according to authorities.
Jose Manuel Santos, 38, of Bridgeport, was also accused of planning to have the victim killed to prevent her from testifying against him, authorities said.
Santos was also sentenced Wednesday to seven years of supervised release following the prison term, U.S. Attorney for Connecticut John H. Durham announced.
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Santos worked for Curtin Livery as a bus/van driver in Connecticut with responsibilities that included transporting children going to and from a middle school in Wallingford, according to authorities.