ENFIELD, CT - The investigation into a former school bus driver who has been accused of sexually assaulting his 12-year-old stepdaughter, who was later found dead, continues.
Anthony Federline has been charged with sexual assault of a child and risk of injury to a child, according to NBC CT. On Monday, April 6, he was arraigned, and his bond was set at $1 million. He did not enter a plea. Federline was a school bus driver with Enfield Public Schools until he was arrested.
He has since been fired, but his parents said they are still angry that he was allowed to drive during the investigation at all. "We just wanted answers, we wanted accountability, we wanted some sort of transparency, we wanted answers from somebody,” said Malcolm Maxwell-Frechette, a parent of a second grader who would ride Federline’s bus.
A week prior to his arraignment, Federline was arrested and accused of sexually assaulting his stepdaughter, who was found dead in her home on the morning of March 18. "We had our criticisms of his conduct and behavior towards his kids for a while,” said Maxwell-Frechette.
Maxwell-Frechette said they complained in person to Hazardville Memorial Elementary School about Federline in the fall, saying he was "ill-tempered."
After Federline's stepdaughter was found dead in mid-March, Federline was seen driving for the school district, something parents like Maxwell-Frechette called the school about as the investigation was ongoing. "DCF was involved [with the investigation into the girl's death], and we didn’t know why someone working around children would still be there,” said Maxwell-Frechette.
WFSB reported that the girl was found on the floor of her bedroom and that pills were found nearby. Authorities have not changed anyone in connection with the girl's death. Her cause of death is "pending further studies," according to the medical examiner.
Anthony Federline has been charged with sexual assault of a child and risk of injury to a child, according to NBC CT. On Monday, April 6, he was arraigned, and his bond was set at $1 million. He did not enter a plea. Federline was a school bus driver with Enfield Public Schools until he was arrested.
He has since been fired, but his parents said they are still angry that he was allowed to drive during the investigation at all. "We just wanted answers, we wanted accountability, we wanted some sort of transparency, we wanted answers from somebody,” said Malcolm Maxwell-Frechette, a parent of a second grader who would ride Federline’s bus.
A week prior to his arraignment, Federline was arrested and accused of sexually assaulting his stepdaughter, who was found dead in her home on the morning of March 18. "We had our criticisms of his conduct and behavior towards his kids for a while,” said Maxwell-Frechette.
Maxwell-Frechette said they complained in person to Hazardville Memorial Elementary School about Federline in the fall, saying he was "ill-tempered."
After Federline's stepdaughter was found dead in mid-March, Federline was seen driving for the school district, something parents like Maxwell-Frechette called the school about as the investigation was ongoing. "DCF was involved [with the investigation into the girl's death], and we didn’t know why someone working around children would still be there,” said Maxwell-Frechette.
WFSB reported that the girl was found on the floor of her bedroom and that pills were found nearby. Authorities have not changed anyone in connection with the girl's death. Her cause of death is "pending further studies," according to the medical examiner.
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