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April 17, 2007

Bus Driver Charged in Alleged Sexual Assault

POMONA -- A 34-year-old bus driver for Foothill Transit was arraigned today on charges of falsely imprisoning and sexually battering a 17-year-old female passenger, the District Attorney’s office announced.

Marco Antonio Diaz, (dob 12-01-72), is scheduled to return to Pomona Superior Court for a preliminary hearing setting May 2.

Diaz is charged in No. KA078805 with one count of assault with intent to commit a felony and one count of false imprisonment by violence. He was arrested by the Glendora Police Department on April 14. He is being held on $120,000 bail.

Diaz assaulted one of his female passengers, who boarded a Foothill bus in Covina. At the time, all other passengers had exited the bus.

The bus driver drove the victim to a bus stop in the area of Citrus College and refused to let the victim off. He allegedly assaulted the victim then freed her when she accepted the bus driver’s phone number, police said.

The case was filed by Deputy District Attorney Samer Hathout of the Pomona office.

Diaz, of Pomona, faces a maximum sentence of six years in state prison if convicted of the felony charges filed against him.

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