Bus driver Marlene Cruz and monitor Nancy Vasquez charged in abuse of boy with autism in Methuen

Bus driver and monitor charged in abuse of boy with autism in Methuen

METHUEN - A school bus monitor was in court Friday on charges she beat a non-verbal boy with autism in Methuen. The bus driver is also facing charges for allegedly letting it happen.

Prosecutors said surveillance video shows 56-year-old Nancy Vasquez striking the 10-year-old boy and another student back on Sept. 29. The driver, 38-year-old Marlene Cruz, is accused of not stepping in or reporting what happened.

Vasquez was released without bail but will remain under house arrest and will have to wear a GPS tracker. Cruz was released on personal recognizance. Both women were told not to reach out to anyone involved in the case and to avoid contact with children.

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