Crime & Safety
Trial Delayed in Sexual Assault Case Against Port Bus Driver
Randy R. Mayer faces four felony counts of sexual assault of a child under the age of 13. The trial was set to start this week, but will now be held on April 25.
The for Randy R. Mayer — the bus driver charged with inappropriately touching students on his route — has been pushed back to the end of April.
The trial — related to  involving three children — will instead begin at 8:30 a.m. April 25; a status conference is also set before the trial, at 8:30 a.m. April 18.
Mayer, 225 S. Madison Ave., is charged with of first-degree sexual assault of a child under the age of 13, and faces up to 240 years in prison.
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 Mayer was  with three felony counts involving two boys; the  when another boy came forward. .
Mayer had initially posted a $2,500 bond in connection with the first three charges, but remains in custody after a $10,000 cash bond was set in connection with his fourth felony charge.
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The first three charges involved two boys, 9 and 10 years old, which took place between Oct. 1-13, 2011. The Port Washington Police Department interviewed 37 students about the allegations, said former Police Chief Richard Thomas. Details from the criminal complaint . The fourth charge, with allegations similar to the other cases, involved a 6-year-old boy.
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