Colerain Twp. police charge driver accused of inappropriately touching elementary school student
Mar 18, 2025
One man is in jail after Colerain Township police said he is accused of inappropriately touching an elementary school student he drove in a contracted transportation vehicle.Colerain Township police said Northwest Local School D
istrict contacted them Tuesday after a student at Struble Elementary reported that their driver inappropriately touched them. The school resource officers were able to identify the driver as 41-year-old Steffen Yates, who drives a contracted transportation vehicle.After an investigation, including checking surveillance of the vehicle, police charged Yates with two counts of gross sexual imposition, third-degree felonies.Police said both the school district and the transportation agency that was not identified have been cooperating. WCPO has reached out to the district for more information on the driver and the contracted agency. The investigation into the incident is ongoing. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Colerain Township Police Department at 513-321-2677. ...read more read less