A school employee in Maine has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for sexually assaulting a 6-year-old girl with autism.

The judge has ordered that Benjamin Conroy, who admitted to sexually exploiting a minor last year, will have to complete a 15-year probationary period after his release from prison.
According to court documents, a school bus driver in Pennsylvania named Conroy, who worked at an elementary school in Portland, has been accused of sexually abusing a nonverbal autistic student. Additionally, Conroy allegedly sent explicit images to someone who reported the incident to the Portland Police Department.
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According to lawyer Darcie McElwee, Conroy took advantage of a child with special needs in a school, a place where parents should feel confident about their children's safety. He used his position as a school employee to victimize the child. A Georgia middle school teacher was arrested for allegedly molesting a student in a library closet. The defense argued that Conroy had experienced sexual abuse as a child and was dealing with mental illness, addiction to painkillers, and a head injury at the time of the abuse.
Officials stated that Conroy was apprehended in autumn 2021 for purportedly committing a sexual assault on a woman who was seated on a park bench. Bystanders pursued him and detained him until law enforcement arrived. To obtain the Fox News app, click here.
Investigators were able to connect Conroy to the child sexual abuse images from that point.