A Kanawha County school bus driver accused of having sex with a student was arrested Thursday, South Charleston police say.
Leonard Earl Smith, 50, of Charleston, was charged with third-degree sexual assault and sexual abuse by guardian or a person of trust.
A 13-year-old girl told investigators Thursday at the Children's Advocacy Center at Charleston Area Medical Center's Women and Children's Hospital that she and Smith engaged in sexual activity, including intercourse and oral sex, according to a complaint filed at Kanawha Magistrate Court. Smith, she said, is her school bus driver.
The incidents occurred between Dec. 21 and Jan. 3 while parked near the corner of F Street and Fifth Avenue in South Charleston, Detective P.C. Rader wrote in the complaint.
Smith is being held at South Central Regional Jail. His bail was set at $250,000 cash only.
A preliminary hearing was set for 1:30 p.m. on Jan. 15.