School bus driver accused of kidnapping receives house arrest

A school bus driver who was charged with kidnapping is now under a house arrest order.

Justin Vose, 42, of Bedford, was accused of three counts of kidnapping after allegations of inappropriate conduct at his job surfaced, according to NBC10 Boston.

Vose works as a contract bus driver for the Newton Early Childhood Education Program and Newton Public Schools contracted through JCS Transportation, according to the television station.

Vose was originally flagged for investigation on May 28, after one of the students he picked up was dropped off late, according to the news outlet.

According to prosecutors, Vose allegedly entered the parking lot but spent time in an isolated area instead of going directly to the delivery area, NBC10 said.

After tracking the bus’s GPS location, officials said Vose allegedly transported children between the ages of 3 and 5 several times to isolated areas and turned off audio and video recording on the bus for 20 minutes at a time, according to the station. of news. .

This was not authorized by the school district, the children’s parents or the bus company, NBC10 said.

According to prosecutors, all of the children involved in these allegations have communication difficulties or are semi-nonverbal.

Prosecutors can’t say with certainty what happened during the time the audio and video recording was off. However, a search of Vose’s phone revealed that he took photos with the children, according to the news station.

Vose was arraigned Friday in Middlesex Superior Court in Woburn. He was ordered to be fitted with an ankle monitor and bond was set at $1,000.