Male bus driver who calls himself ‘Ms Sharon’ charged with s£xually abusing multiple boys

A North Carolina school bus driver who calls himself “Ms Sharon” has been charged with s£xually assaulting several boys whom he lured to his house.

Leetwain Darrell Tate, a 48-year-old a male also known as just “Sharon”, was arrested on Tuesday, September 30, and charged with two counts of statutory r@pe and six counts of indecent liberties with a minor, according to Charlotte-Mecklenberg police.

He is accused of assaulting at least four boys aged 14 and 15 years old, but officials said there could be more victims.

The children were found to be staying at his house, and one of them claimed Tate offered him money in return for s£x, an arrest affidavit obtained by WCNC read.

Tate drove school buses for the Sugar Creek Charter School in Charlotte, but was suspended during the weeks-long investigation and then fired on September 30, WCCB reported.

None of the alleged crimes occurred on school property or while Tate was working his bus route, police said.

Tate, who is listed as five-foot-seven (170cm) and 95kg, was sent to the Mecklenburg County Jail, where he is being held on $US1 million ($1.5 million) bond.

His family has insisted he was innocent of the charges, but neighbours say they’ve been left “disturbed” by the allegations.

“It’s pretty disturbing that it is so close to home and you are just shocked,” neighbour Tony Sanders told WCNC. “To me it’s a shame.

“Fourteen, 15 years old can be so impressionable at that age. To think someone would take advantage of that is very alarming,” he added.