State Police Arrest Connecticut Bus Driver for Having Sexual Contact with 11 Year Old Passenger

On February 28, 2017 State Police Detectives assigned to Western District Major Crime initiated an investigation after receiving a complaint of sexual contact between an eleven year old female victim and a bus driver for Connecticut Transportation Services, LLC.

State Police detectives reported that the eleven year old victim reported that while being transported on the bus, the bus driver, Luis Cruz, touched her inappropriately.

Through the course of this lengthy investigation detectives from Western District Major Crime applied for, and were granted an Arrest Warrant from the superior court for Luis Cruz.

On June 21, 2017 at approximately 6:00 p.m, Luis E. Cruz (dob 8/28/77) of 378 Huntington Rd., Bridgeport turned himself in to State Police Western District Major Crime Detectives at Troop G - Bridgeport.

Cruz was charged with Sexual Assault 4th Degree, Risk of Injury to a Minor, and Illegal Sexual Contact of a Victim less than Age 16. Cruz was held on $20,000.00 bond and scheduled to appear in Danbury Superior Court on June 22, 2017.