Affidavit reveals new details in second St. Lucie County bus driver molestation case

ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla (CBS12) — A newly obtained arrest affidavit is revealing new details about the second alleged victim in the case against a former St. Lucie County school bus driver already accused of molesting a 9-year-old student.

Edwin Garcia, 72, was arrested again on a misdemeanor battery charge after investigators said another girl came forward following media coverage of his March arrest.

The affidavit shows the new charge is not based on the same type of allegation as the original molestation case. Instead, investigators said it stems from an unwanted touching of the girl’s stomach in January, after a broader pattern of behavior that allegedly made her uncomfortable…

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