St. Louis-area police are notifying families after a former bus driver for the Francis Howell School District was indicted on dozens of charges related to sexual abuse of minors. The St. Charles, Missouri, Police Department announced that Robert W. Stilwell, 66, has been charged with multiple charges as part of an ongoing investigation into allegations of sexual contact with a minor.
stillwell He reportedly drove the bus. Police said they targeted children in the school district during the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 school years, and had contact with “several hundred” children during that time. The school district said in a statement that police have told them that none of Stilwell’s alleged victims are former students who rode on Stilwell’s bus, but the investigation is still ongoing. .
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according to KSDK-TV, police began investigating Stillwell in December after a family friend reported that Stillwell had sexually assaulted a child. Stilwell was initially arrested and charged with multiple crimes. Police obtained a search warrant for Stilwell’s home and found “hundreds, maybe even thousands” of photos and videos depicting child sexual abuse, including one in which Stilwell himself was involved in child sexual abuse. It is believed that there were also videos of the suspects engaging in sexual acts with the suspects.
Parents are asked to contact Detective Anthony Altman of the department’s Cyber Crimes Unit at 636-949-4582, ext. If you have information that Stillwell had inappropriate contact with your child or other children, please call 4582.
The school district says Stilwell has not been employed by the school district since May 2023 and is cooperating fully with the police investigation.
