Bus Driver Sexually Assaults Student In Lehigh Valley, Police Say

A bus driver is accused of sexually abusing a student in the Easton Area School District, according to Palmer Township Police.

Dean D'Amico
Photo Credit: *Palmer Twp. Police Department*

Mac Bullock

03/23/2023 2:28 p.m.

Dean D'Amico, 64, of Mount Bethel, is charged with felony institutional sexual assault, corruption of minors, unlawful contact with a minor, and misdemeanor indecent assault, state court records show.

Authorities claim D'Amico carried on an "inappropriate relationship with a juvenile student." He was working as a bus driver but not employed directly by the school district, police noted.

Palmer Township police arrested D'Amico at his Mount Bethel home on Wednesday, March 22, the department said. He remains locked up at the Northampton County Prison in lieu of a $250,000 bond, they added.

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