RUSHFORD, Minn. (FOX 9) - A former school bus driver is being charged with sexually assaulting a teen girl whose mother says is on the autism spectrum.

Former bus driver charged with sexual assault

What we know:

Timothy Thomas Wilkemeyer, 54, of Rushford, Minnesota, is charged with criminal sexual conduct while in a position of authority for assaults that allegedly occurred in 2017.

According to the Winona County Sheriff’s Office, one of its deputies was contacted by the Rushford Police Department Chief on Aug. 6, 2025, regarding allegations of a sexual assault by a former school bus driver and a former student that occurred between her sophomore and junior high school years.

According to police, an interview occurred on Aug. 11, during which the victim stated that the assault occ

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