MilfordBeacon.com has an article this morning that provides a little more information on the sexual assault first reported yesterday.
The Beacon states that the assault occurred when the DART driver, Ronald Elam, a Newark resident, parked his Paratransit bus on Ballantrae Drive in Cecil County, Maryland. He and the victim were the occupants of the bus, and surveillance video footage showed that the driver initiated sexual contact with the victim.
DART says that Elam was suspended immediately, when they learned of the alleged assault on July 11. He was then fired on July 12. This suggests that the surveillance video had probably been checked at that point. If so, why did it take over two weeks for this predator, Elam, to be arrested?
DART says that all ParaTransit employees receive background checks prior to being hired. They also say that video surveillance equipment is used in each bus to monitor on-the-job performance. Don't drivers know about this surveillance equipment? If so, why do drivers continue to engage in inappropriate and illegal behavior? Do they believe that supervisors will never monitor the tapes? This is one more reason it is important for riders to report to DART management illegal or significantly inappropriate behavior on the part of drivers.
The Beacon states that the assault occurred when the DART driver, Ronald Elam, a Newark resident, parked his Paratransit bus on Ballantrae Drive in Cecil County, Maryland. He and the victim were the occupants of the bus, and surveillance video footage showed that the driver initiated sexual contact with the victim.
DART says that Elam was suspended immediately, when they learned of the alleged assault on July 11. He was then fired on July 12. This suggests that the surveillance video had probably been checked at that point. If so, why did it take over two weeks for this predator, Elam, to be arrested?
DART says that all ParaTransit employees receive background checks prior to being hired. They also say that video surveillance equipment is used in each bus to monitor on-the-job performance. Don't drivers know about this surveillance equipment? If so, why do drivers continue to engage in inappropriate and illegal behavior? Do they believe that supervisors will never monitor the tapes? This is one more reason it is important for riders to report to DART management illegal or significantly inappropriate behavior on the part of drivers.
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