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Portland bus driver accused of sexual assault

The Columbian
Published: May 3, 2011, 12:00am

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police say a Portland bus driver accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl he met on a bus has been arrested.

The Oregonian reports that 53-year-old TriMet driver Christopher Parker is accused of third-degree sexual assault and related counts. He was arrested Tuesday and booked into the Multnomah County Jail.

Police say Parker and the girl apparently met on the bus when she was 14. The girl is now 15.

TriMet spokeswoman Mary Fetsch said questions arose about Parker’s behavior more than six weeks ago when a supervisor saw that the veteran driver allowed a passenger to ride without a destination, and drove off his route without notification.

A TriMet driver since December 1981, Parker is on paid administrative leave.

He is scheduled for arraignment Wednesday. It was not immediately known if he was represented by a lawyer.

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Information from: The Oregonian, http://www.oregonlive.com

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