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Tallmadge bus aide accused of inappropriately touching students

The alleged victims were apparently elementary school-aged students.

TALLMADGE, Ohio — Police have arrested a school bus worker accused of inappropriately touching students.

32-year-old Howard T. Franklin was taken into custody Wednesday on four counts of gross sexual imposition and five counts of attempted gross sexual imposition. In September of 2019, Franklin worked as a bus aide Tallmadge Schools that transported students before being fired from that job a month later.

An investigation resulted in criminal charges because the apparent victims were all under the age of 13. It is alleged that five girls between the ages of six and nine were touched on the outside of their clothing.

According to authorities, gross sexual imposition is a third-degree felony and carries a mandatory prison sentence. Franklin is currently being held on a $500,000 cash bond in the Summit County Jail.

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