Trial begins for Port Washington bus driver accused of sexual assault

PORT WASHINGTON -- Trial for a Port Washington bus driver accused of molesting kids on his bus began Monday, May 21st.

Randy Mayer is charged with four counts of sexual assault of a child.

The initial criminal complaint indicated while driving children to and from Thomas Jefferson Middle School, Mayer set children who were misbehaving on the bus on the engine box next to the driver’s seat. At that point, he would occasionally “tickle” the child that was sitting there. One boy reported Mayor was “tickling him on the inner thigh when the bus driver’s hand briefly touched against his penis.” One alleged victim noted the seat in the front of the bus was referred to as the “dog house.” Mayer was fired on October 13th after his supervisor learned about the “dog house.” The supervisor made the decision saying children sitting up front on the engine box was “a very dangerous situation.”

Mayer worked for Johnson School Bus Company, and has apparently been a trusted school bus driver for 35 years. Mayer’s mother worked for the same company for 30 years.

If convicted on the current charges, Mayer could spend the rest of his life in prison.

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