School bus driver accused of kidnapping is placed under house arrest

A school bus driver accused of kidnapping is now under a house arrest order.

Justin Vose, 42, of Bedford, was charged with three kidnappings after allegations of inappropriate behavior at his workplace came to light, according to NBC10 Boston.

Vose works as a contracted bus driver for the Newton Early Education Childhood Program and Newton Public Schools, contracted through JCS Transportation, the TV station said.

Vose was originally brought in for investigation on May 28 after one of the students he picked up was dropped off late, the news station said.

Prosecutors say Vose entered the parking lot but spent time in a secluded area instead of going directly to the drop-off area, according to NBC10.

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

This was not allowed by the school district, the children’s parents or the bus company, according to NBC10.

Prosecutors say all of the children involved in these allegations have difficulty communicating or are semi-nonverbal.

Prosecutors cannot say for sure what happened during the time the audio and video recording was off. However, a search of Vose’s phone revealed that he had taken photos with the children, the news station said.

Vose was arraigned Friday at Middlesex Superior Court in Woburn. He was ordered to wear an ankle monitor and bail was set at $1,000.