Bus Driver Arrested For Allegedly Soliciting Prostitute

[Anthony]

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An on-duty Florida bus driver was arrested for allegedly soliciting an undercover police officer working a prostitution crack down.
Rodrigue Macharie, 43, a Sarasota County Area Transit driver, negotiated a sex act with what he had hoped was a prostitute, but just happen to be an undercover policewoman, authorities said.
"The bus driver pulled down to a dead end street and parked the bus," Sarasota Police Sgt. Demetri Konstantopoulos said. "After waiting a couple of moments, seeing that the undercover officer wasn't going to come over to his vehicle, he got out of the vehicle, out of the bus, and walked to the undercover officer."
Macharie allegedly paid the woman to perform a sexual act, and was immediately arrested and charged for soliciting a prostitute. “The arrestee engaged the undercover officer, a deal was made in exchange for $20 dollars U.S. currency,†said Konstantopoulos. “He did not want to have the intercourse inside the bus,†Konstantopoulos added.
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The officer did report there were no passengers on board the bus at the time of the incident.
The county says Macharie has been a SCAT bus driver for five years and has a very clean record.
Macharie has been placed on administrative leave pending further investigation.
“We have a zero tolerance policy for instances such as this,†County spokesperson Jamie Carson said.
Macharie has been charged with procuring a prostitute and lewdness. He was released on a $120 cash bond.

 

[Gelsemium]

This is a strange situation, so he did all this with the bus? Was he on service while looking for a prostitute?

 

[LuckyGirl08]

I honestly do not see why police want to do undercover stuff just to arrest people. They know what people do now days and I think that they just want to be a part of the excitement. The man was wrong for trying to do this while driving a public bus and should be punished for that.

 

[headmaster]

This bus drivers have that tendency all over the world.They have led to divorce in thousands of houses worldwide.I wish they stop this bad behavior.

 

[Peninha]

Strange news here, but what are you saying headmaster, bus drivers all over the world do this? It's the first time I hear about it...

 

[youngtag]

Particularly in Kenya,if you are not keen enough, this bus drivers are among the best snatchers.
They take advantage of the close contact with the ladies and make the their girl friends.

 

[Muthoni]

I feel sad for this driver because he had a clean record for five years. He could lose his job because he could not get a hold of his lust until he was off work. All it takes is a moment to get into trouble and someone’s life takes a different turn. I hope that his punishment is not too severe because as a human, making mistakes is part of living.