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Cops: Bus driver faces charges after taping boy's mouth

Quick ReadNorman Besemer, 61, of Shirley, was arrested Tuesday and charged with one count of endangering the welfare of a child.

Norman Besemer, 61, has been arrested on charges

Photo credit: SCPD | Norman Besemer, 61, has been arrested on charges of endangering the welfare of a child, Suffolk County police said.

The school bus driver who taped an unruly student's mouth shut in an effort to quiet him has been charged with endangering the 10-year-old boy, Suffolk police said.

Norman Besemer, 61, of Shirley, was arrested Tuesday at the Fifth Precinct and released on a desk appearance ticket. He was charged with one count of endangering the welfare of a child, a Class A misdemeanor carrying a maximum...

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