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Pinellas County bus driver arrested on child pornography charges fired from school district

Pinellas County Sheriff's Office
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PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — According to Pinellas County Schools, a bus driver has been fired after his arrest on multiple child pornography charges.

Deputies arrested 35-year-old Donte Burney on Friday on 20 counts of possession of child pornography. Officials said he was employed as a bus driver with Pinellas County Schools.

A district spokesperson said Burney began working for the school system in June and passed all required background checks at the time of hire.

This is an ongoing investigation.

"I was 100% sure it was them."

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