Durham School Bus Driver Found Not Guilty

DURHAM, N.C. — A jury has found a former Durham school bus driver accused of sexually assaulting a young boy not guilty.

Mario Elam was charged with molesting a 15-year-old boy last year.

The teenager told investigators Elam picked him up in his personal car after the boy had missed the bus. He claimed Elam drove him to a parking lot on Junction Road and assaulted him.

Elam, who has no previous record, could have faced 10 years in prison if convicted.