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MD Bus Driver Who Claimed Mental Disorder Made Him Sexually Abuse Special Needs Girls Sentenced MD Bus Driver Who Claimed Mental Disorder Made Him Sexually Abuse Special Needs Girls Sentenced
MD Bus Driver Who Claimed Mental Disorder Made Him Sexually Abuse Special Needs Girls Sentenced A Montgomery County school bus driver has been sentenced to 40 years in prison after he was convicted of sexually abusing children who rode his bus. Etienne Kabongo, 67, claimed he was not criminally responsible for abusing the four girls due to a mental disorder after he pleaded guilty to the crime, announced the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office. Kabongo was accused of abusing the special needs girls, who were ages 12, 12, 18, and 20 at the time of the incidents. Officials began investigating the incidents after one of the victims came forward in 2018. Surveillance footage of t…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Montgomery County School Bus Crashes Head On Into Passenger Van: Police Montgomery County School Bus Crashes Head On Into Passenger Van: Police
Montgomery County School Bus Crashes Head On Into Passenger Van: Police Authorities say that a school bus full of kids is safe after colliding with a passenger van on Wednesday morning. The van appeared to have crashed head-on with the occupied bus around 9 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 22, in the 9600 block of Accord Drive, off River Road, according to a Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesperson.  Rescue personnel quickly arrived to help after the collision, and evaluated all parties involved, he said. Update (~9a) Accord Dr, Potomac, collision, involved passenger vehicle & occupied school bus, ~30 passengers on bus, @MCFRS_EMIHS evaluated everyone invol…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Montgomery County Public School Driver Guilty Of Abusing Special Needs Students: Prosecutors Montgomery County Public School Driver Guilty Of Abusing Special Needs Students: Prosecutors
Montgomery County Public School Driver Guilty Of Abusing Special Needs Students: Prosecutors Prosecutors say that a school bus driver in Montgomery County who drove special education students was found criminally responsible for sexually abusing four girls on his route following a lengthy investigation. Gaithersburg resident Etienne Kabongo, 67, was found guilty by a jury on Thursday, Feb. 9 to multiple counts of rape and sexual abuse of a minor after one of his victims came forward and several other victims were identified during the investigation. A driver for Montgomery County Public Schools, officials said that one of Kabongo’s victims came forward following an incident in July…

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by Zak Failla
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Baltimore County School Bus Involved In Multi-Vehicle Crash Injuring Six, Police Say Baltimore County School Bus Involved In Multi-Vehicle Crash Injuring Six, Police Say
Baltimore County School Bus Involved In Multi-Vehicle Crash Injuring Six, Police Say A school bus was involved in a multi-vehicle crash that tied up traffic for hours on a busy Baltimore County roadway. Shortly after 4 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 3, officers from the Baltimore County Police Department's Essex precinct responded to a stretch of Eastern Boulevard near Bengies Road, where there was a reported crash involving several vehicles. Police said that the crash involved several vehicles including a Baltimore County school bus. As a result of the crash, six adults were transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. At least one vehicle overturned in the …

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by Zak Failla