Newport, NORTH CAROLINA

September 8, 2008 - James Buck, 54, a driving instructor contracted by the school system, was arrested, accused of inappropriately touching a 15-year-old female Croatan High School student during a driving lesson last Wednesday.

Buck was charged with sexual battery. He didn’t work for the school system, but instead was contracted through a Winterville-based company called North Carolina Driving School Inc. He has been fired. Buck is scheduled to appear in court on October 6, 2008.

Full Name: James Robert Buck
Arresting agency: Carteret County Sheriff’s Office