Who:
Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office
Investigative Operations Bureau
- Crimes Against Children Unit

Dondre M. Davis (Arrested)
DOB: 11/26/1991
Address: 4301 28^th Street North, Unit #112, St. Petersburg
Employment: Pinellas County Schools- Relief Bus Driver
Charges: 1 count of Unlawful Sexual Activity with Certain Minors

Victim is a 16-year-old female. Per Florida Statute 119.071(2)(h)1, no further information will be released that would tend to identify the victim.

What:
Detectives assigned to the Crimes Against Children Unit have arrested a Pinellas County Schools bus driver for having sex with a high school student.

Where:
The incident occurred on a Pinellas County Schools bus at an undisclosed location off school campus.

When:
The incident occurred at about 7 a.m. on Thursday, October 27, 2016.

The suspect was arrested at about 11:30 p.m. on Friday, October 28, 2016.
 

How/Why:
Detectives assigned to the Crimes Against Children Unit have arrested a Pinellas County Schools bus driver for having sex with a high school student.

According to detectives, their investigation began on Friday, October 28, 2016, after a Lealman Intermediate student reported the incident to school staff.

The 16-year-old female victim informed detectives that she had inappropriate sexual activity with her bus driver, 24-year-old Dondre Davis.

Detectives say that Davis first initiated contact with the victim a week prior when Davis handed the victim a paper with his Facebook chat ID, as she was getting off the bus. Davis and the victim started communicating on social media where Davis flirted with the victim.

On the morning of October 27, 2016, Davis drove the victim on the school bus to an undisclosed location off school campus and had inappropriate sexual activity with the victim.

Detectives interviewed Davis at the Pinellas County Jail on October 28, 2016. Davis admitted to having inappropriate sexual activity with the victim.  

Davis was arrested and charged with one count of Unlawful Sexual Activity with Certain Minors.   

Detectives say that Davis is employed as a relief bus driver for the Pinellas County Schools.  

The investigation continues.      

Booking photo of Dondre M. Davis