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School bus driver abused children | School bus driver abused children |
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A school bus driver who drugged and then sexually abused children over a period of six years has been jailed for five years. | |
David Dunn, 40, from Blackburn in West Lothian, used a funnel to make children eat crushed temazepam tablets so that he could knock them out. | |
Some of his victims were just nine when the attacks took place between 1992 and 1998, Perth Sheriff Court heard. | Some of his victims were just nine when the attacks took place between 1992 and 1998, Perth Sheriff Court heard. |
Dunn spent seven years driving for school runs in Perthshire. | Dunn spent seven years driving for school runs in Perthshire. |
As well as his jail sentence he has been made the subject of an eight-year Sexual Offences Prevention Order (Sopo), banning him from every play park, school and nursery in the country. | |
The order also prevents him from going to any council leisure facility or anywhere children are likely to gather, without prior permission from a police commander. | |
The father-of-two is further prohibited from having any contact with a child under the age of 17 unless he is supervised by a social worker. | |
He is 40 and he has got some years to go before he might become less dangerous Sheriff Michael Fletcher | He is 40 and he has got some years to go before he might become less dangerous Sheriff Michael Fletcher |
Dunn, formerly from Blairgowrie, was found guilty of abusing five boys and girls aged between nine and 14. | |
One victim, who is now 24, said: "He would give me sweets and ice cream. He just told me to help myself. | One victim, who is now 24, said: "He would give me sweets and ice cream. He just told me to help myself. |
"He gave us Buckfast. It was what he drank. It made me feel dizzy. | "He gave us Buckfast. It was what he drank. It made me feel dizzy. |
"He would have a bit of paper rolled like a funnel. He used to say 'just take it, it's good'. I didn't want to. | "He would have a bit of paper rolled like a funnel. He used to say 'just take it, it's good'. I didn't want to. |
"He used to get us to put our heads back and swallow it." | "He used to get us to put our heads back and swallow it." |
'Extremely serious' | |
Sheriff Michael Fletcher placed Dunn on the Sex Offenders Register for life and imposed the order to "remove temptation". | |
He said: "I regard this as an extremely serious matter, even though the offences took place some years ago. | He said: "I regard this as an extremely serious matter, even though the offences took place some years ago. |
"He is 40 and he has got some years to go before he might become less dangerous." | "He is 40 and he has got some years to go before he might become less dangerous." |
Outside the court, a female victim, who cannot be named for legal reasons, said: "Justice has been done. Now they should lock him up and throw away the key." | Outside the court, a female victim, who cannot be named for legal reasons, said: "Justice has been done. Now they should lock him up and throw away the key." |
One of the male victims said: "What he did has ruined a lot of lives and he should pay the price for that. We are just the tip of the iceberg." | One of the male victims said: "What he did has ruined a lot of lives and he should pay the price for that. We are just the tip of the iceberg." |
Dunn had worked as a driver for Coupar Angus-based Smith & Sons Coaches which said it had sacked him. | Dunn had worked as a driver for Coupar Angus-based Smith & Sons Coaches which said it had sacked him. |
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