ELBERT COUNTY, Ga. – An 18-year-old student has been arrested after investigators determined the student allegedly sexually assaulted two juvenile students in separate incidents while they were being transported on an Elbert County school bus.

According to the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office, investigators were notified by the Elbert County School District on Tuesday, Oct. 20, of two reports of possible sexual misconduct involving students aboard a school bus.

The investigation determined that the alleged assaults occurred on separate occasions while the students were riding Elbert County School Bus Route 45S.

The 18-year-old suspect was arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree cruelty to children, two counts of false imprisonment, one count of aggravated child molestation, one count of aggravated sodomy and one count of child molestation.

Authorities said the families of both victims have been notified.

The investigation remains active. The Sheriff’s Office said no additional information is available at this time.