September 2014 Ex-bus driver jailed for eight years for abusing two girls A FORMER bus driver who owned up to historical abuse of one youngster, only to abuse a second, has been jailed for eight years. Brian Davis conceded to his first victim that he had touched her improperly after she challenged him but she bottled it up for years, Bristol Crown Court heard. But, after the confession, he repeated what he had done to a second girl and the matter came to light. Davis, 70, of Sandy Glades Holiday Park in Burnham-on-Sea, pleaded guilty to five indecent assaults on a 17-year-old girl and one sexual assault by penetration on an 11-year-old girl. Judge Mark Horton told him: “It is impossible for the court to guess at the long term damage that may have been caused.” Davis was told to register as a sex offender indefinitely. He was banned from working with children and vulnerable adults, indefinitely, and barred from contacting his victims indefinitely. Neil Treharne, prosecuting, said it was in August last year when a schoolgirl disclosed to her friend she had been abused and police and social services were alerted. The youngster reported how Davis groped her private parts and, during the police investigation, another complainant revealed Davis groped her previously. The historical complainant said she was not physically hurt but the abuse caused her deep emotional upset, great shame, a depressive disorder and extreme stress. The latest complainant had self-harmed as a consequence of her abuse, Mr Treharne said. Nicholas Clough, defending, said his client persuaded his first victim not to say anything, before the second victim reported him. Mr Clough said: “He gave up his bus driver job because that involved driving school buses. “He didn’t want contact with children again. “He lives, now, a very isolated and lonely life. “Prison will impact on him harder than it impacts on some. “The reasons being he is not used to it, the nature of his convictions and he is 70 years of age.”