CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- A former Charlotte school bus driver accused of multiple child sex crimes is now being held on a $1 million secured bond, according to court records.

Leetwain Darrell Tate, 48, also known as "Ms. Sharon," appeared in court on Wednesday, where a judge appointed her a public defender and set the high bond. The court also ordered that Tate have no contact with any of the victims or prosecuting witnesses.

Tate previously worked as a bus driver at Sugar Creek Charter School. Police said the reported incidents took place at a private home and not on school property or during work hours.

According to newly released details, CMPD officers were called to the area of Peachtree Road and Corvis Road on September 16 after a concerned parent reported that her child had

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