Santa Ana school bus driver arrested for molesting two 8-year-old victims

Santa Ana Police arrested Nery Rodriguez Gonzalez, a 39-year-old resident of Upland, for child molestation. Rodriguez is a school bus driver for Durham School Services and worked as a driver in Santa Ana.

Two juvenile victims reported that Rodriguez sexually molested them when they were about eight-years-old and living in Santa Ana. Rodriguez repeatedly sexually abused the victims for several years and the abuse was never reported.

On December 31, 2020, Santa Ana Police arrested Rodriguez as he was located in the 700 block of south Lyon Street in Santa Ana. Rodriguez was booked at the Orange County Jail for child molestation charges and his bail has been set at $1,000,000.00.

At this point in the investigation, there is no evidence that Rodriguez sexually assaulted any student passengers in the scope and duties as a bus driver. The Santa Ana Police Department detectives believe there could be additional victims. Detectives are asking for anyone with information to contact Detective Nick Vega at 714-245-8368, nvega@santa-ana.org or Orange County Crime Stoppers at 1-855-TIP-OCCS.

Art Pedroza Editor
Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.
Art Pedroza

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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