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	Former Church Bus Driver Accused of Molesting Youth Group Members By Jodie Minus The Australian July 27, 2010 http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/former-church-bus-driver-accused-of-molesting-youth-group-members/story-e6frg6nf-1225897524316 A CHURCH bus driver sexually molested children as they sat on his lap while he drove them to and from youth group activities, NSW police allege. The 69-year-old man was arrested this morning at his Bilpin home near Windsor, northwest of Sydney, after four of his alleged victims went to police. The two men and two women told police the man sexually assaulted and molested them over three decades from the 1970s while he was a bus driver with the Metropolitan Baptist Church in Chatswood and Lane Cove, in Sydney's north. North Shore local area crime manager Detective Inspector Peter Yeomans said the alleged assaults occurred between 1978 and 1992 and there was nothing to suggest the church was aware of the man's alleged activities. "On a number of occasions it is alleged the man indecently touched or sexually molested the children as they sat on his lap while driving the mini bus to and from church activities," Det Insp Yeomans said. Start of sidebar. Skip to end of sidebar. End of sidebar. Return to start of sidebar. "The man allegedly took children from the youth group on frequent bus trips to beaches, public swimming pools and cinemas." Some of the alleged abuse occurred at the man's then Lane Cove home and at the church's Chatswood location. Det Insp Yeomans said Strike Force Dyer detectives charged the man with 54 historical offences, including charges of sexual assault, acts of indecency and indecent assault. He appealed for any other alleged victims to come forward. "These particular incidents allegedly took place some considerable time ago and if anyone has any information they believe may assist our inquiry we ask them to come forward," Det Insp Yeomans said. "I would stress that any and all information will be treated with the strictest of confidence." The man was released on conditional bail and will appear at Windsor Local Court on August 18.
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