Crime & Safety
Bay Shore School Bus Driver Accused Of Sexually Abusing Girl: Police
Police ask anyone who believes their child may be a victim, or with information about the case, to contact the Special Victims Section.
BAY SHORE, NY — A Bay Shore resident who works as a school bus driver is accused of sexually abusing a pre-teen girl multiple times in 2023.
Suffolk County police arrested Miguel Enrique Diaz of 20 Penataquit Ave. at 11:11 p.m. Wednesday.
A community therapist reported the alleged abuse of the girl, who is now 13 years old, to detectives in the Special Victims Section earlier this month, police said.
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Diaz, a Suffolk Transportation bus driver for Bay Shore Middle School and Brook Elementary School, was charged with one count of Course of Sexual Conduct Against a Child 1st Degree and two counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child, police said.
He was scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on Thursday.
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Detectives are asking anyone with information on this case, or who believes their child may be a victim of Diaz, to contact the Special Victims Section at 631-852-6531.
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