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Former school bus aide pleads guilty to assaulting 3 autistic students in Colorado
Kiarra Jones pleaded guilty to 10 felony assaults and 2 misdemeanor child abuse counts after video captured her beating nonverbal autistic students on a school bus, prosecutors said.
- On Monday, Kiarra Jones, 30, former Littleton Public Schools paraprofessional, pleaded guilty to 10 counts of third-degree assault and two misdemeanor child-abuse counts in Arapahoe County District Court, suburban Denver.
- After a parent complaint about bruises, Littleton Public Schools transportation department reviewed surveillance footage and fired Jones on March 19, 2024.
- Video reviewed by police showed Jones elbowing, punching, and slamming a boy into a bus window, and investigators found footage from several other incidents before Jones's April 2024 arrest.
- The plea deal halted the scheduled jury trial and Jones faces up to 15 years if sentenced consecutively, with each felony carrying 18 months and misdemeanors up to 364 days and a $1,000 fine in Arapahoe County District Court.
- Last week, parents including Jessica and Devon Vestal met with prosecutors about the plea deal, while attorney Qusair Mohamedbhai said families seek closure and legal action against the district.
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