MINEOLA, N.Y. (1010 WINS) – A school bus driver was indicted last week for allegedly raping and kidnapping a Long Island student on his bus route earlier this year, Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly said.
Giovanny Campos, 50, of Queens, was arraigned Thursday on charges of kidnapping, rape, two counts of criminal sex act, and reckless endangerment.
Campos pleaded not guilty and is due back in court on Dec. 12. If convicted he faces a potential maximum of 25 years in prison.
According to the investigation Campos, also known to the victim as Giovanny Guzman, was employed as a bus driver with the Cheese Bus Company.
As part of his duties, Campos drove a route from Central High School to North High School in Valley Stream. Campos allegedly picked up the teenage student who used his bus route between January and July 2023.
Campos raped the child multiple times, including in a parking lot while still on the bus, authorities said. He also transported the teenager to his apartment in Jamaica, Queens, to engage in sexual acts with her.
Campos was arrested on Sept. 28, at his residence by members of the Nassau County Police Department's Special Victims Squad.
"School bus drivers are trusted to transport and protect our children, but this defendant allegedly preyed on a teenage student and sexually abused her both on his bus and at his apartment in Queens," said DA Donnelly. "This office is committed to prosecuting predators who prey on vulnerable children. If you believe or know of someone who may have been victimized by Giovanny Campos, please call the Special Victims Bureau at (516) 571-1266."
Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a Queens school bus driver was indicted last week for allegedly raping and kidnapping a Valley Stream student who used his bus route between January and July 2023.
If you believe you or someone you know may have been victimized by Giovanny Campos, please contact NCDA's Special Victims Bureau at (516) 571-1266.
