Nationwide — Leetwain Darrell Tate, a 48-year-old African American man who identifies as a girl and makes use of the identify “Ms. Sharon,” labored as a faculty bus driver in Charlotte till police arrested him on September 30 for allegedly sexually abusing a number of boys aged 14 to fifteen.
In keeping with Queen Metropolis Information, a dad or mum reported the case on September 16 by calling police to Peachtree Highway and Corvis Highway. They accused Tate of assaulting their little one, pulling officers straight to his close by home. Officers went to Tate’s home close by and located a number of teenage boys there, the place Tate had engaged them in intercourse acts.
Tate labored as a bus driver for Sugar Creek Constitution College till the investigation began. The college suspended him instantly and fired him on September 29. Police acknowledged the rapes and abuse occurred solely at Tate’s residence, by no means on college grounds or throughout work hours.
Prosecutors charged Tate with two counts of statutory rape, one depend of statutory intercourse offense, and 6 counts of indecent liberties with a minor. Police took him into custody on September 30 with out resistance. The Crimes In opposition to Youngsters Unit continues the probe and expects extra victims to report.
Tate appeared in court docket on October 1. A choose assigned him a public defender and ordered him to not contact victims or witnesses. His household claims he’s harmless. The $1 million bond holds him in jail because the case strikes ahead.