North Texas school bus driver assistant accused of child grooming in Irving
A North Texas school bus driver assistant is facing a child grooming charge after a student reported inappropriate contact, police said. The child told their parents that the assistant, 75-year-old Juan Gonzalez, inappropriately touched them on April 7, Irving police said in a news release on Thursday. The Irving Independent School District terminated Gonzalez’s employment on April 8, police said.
Based on the child’s report and additional electronic evidence, Gonzalez was arrested on April 9 and is being held in the Dallas County Jail on a $25,000 bond, the release stated.
Gonzalez worked for Irving ISD from February 2023 to April 2026. After interviewing him, investigators believe there may have been additional victims over that three-year period.
“Given the nature of his role as a substitute assistant working drop-off and pick-up on various routes, the Irving Police Department urges parents to speak with their children about appropriate and inappropriate contact to help determine whether their children may have been victims,” police said in the release.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Cloud at 972-721-3535 or by email at ECloud@IrvingTX.gov. Anonymous tips can also be submitted to IPDCrimeTips@IrvingTX.gov