Top Story Spotlight Franklin County school bus driver convicted of sexually assaulting students LAURENCE HAMMACK The Roanoke Times Jul 24, 2025 Jul 24, 2025 Updated Jul 24, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Matthew Davis was convicted Wednesday of sexually assaulting three young girls who were passengers on the Franklin County school bus he drove.kAmp7E6C s2G:D[ da[ A=62565 ?@ 4@?E6DE E@ E96 >:D56>62?@C 492C86D[ 96 C646:G65 2 DFDA6?565 D6?E6?46 @7 `_ >@?E9D :? ;2:= 7@C 6249 @7 E96 E9C66 @776?D6D 2D A2CE @7 2 A=62 28C66>6?E C624965 :? uC2?<=:? r@F?EJ r:C4F:E r@FCE]k^Am Davis Franklin County Sheriff's Office kAms2G:D[ H9@ 5:5 ?@E E6DE:7J[ D6CG65 23@FE EH@ H66<D :? ;2:= 367@C6 96 H2D C6=62D65 @? 3@?5 7@==@H:?8 9:D 2CC6DE =2DE s646>36C]k^Am kAm%96 8:C=D — H9@ H6C6 `b[ `c 2?5 `d J62CD @=5 2E E96 E:>6 — E@=5 2FE9@C:E:6D E92E s2G:D >256 :?2AAC@AC:2E6 4@>>6?ED 2?5 E@F4965 E96:C 3C62DED 2?5 3FEE@4<D @G6C 4=@E9:?8 2D E96J H2:E65 @? 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