CONTOOCOOK, N.H. (AP) – A school bus driver for the Hopkinton School District has been arrested on a charge of sexually assaulting a minor.

Joshua Wilson 31, of Hillsboro, was arrested Monday and was placed on administrative leave by the bus company “pending an investigation of inappropriate contact with a minor,” Superintendent Brian Blake said.

Wilson worked for Laidlaw Transportation.

“None of the children on Laidlaw buses were part of this issue,” company spokesman Jim Schumann said in a statement.

The company says it has strict hiring and background checks.

Officials say the alleged assault happened out of town and appears to be an isolated incident.

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Information from: WMUR-TV, http://www.thewmurchannel.com/index.html

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