FEBRUARY 16--A school bus driver is facing felony charges after allegedly showing pornographic images to teenage students he was transporting, according to Florida police.

Panana City cops last week began investigating Marcus Howard, 37, after administrators with Mowat Middle School contacted them with allegations that he showed “pornographic material on his cell phone” to several children over the past several weeks.

After three students told investigators that they saw obscene images on Howard’s phone, the bus driver was interviewed by cops.

Howard, pictured in the above mug shot, denied having any “pornographic material” on his phone. But after he agreed to let cops examine the device, “still photos and videos were found that contained nudity and sex acts,” according to a Panama City Police report.

In a subsequent conversation with a school security official, Howard reportedly admitted looking at the X-rated images at work, which he conceded was “wrong.” But Howard contended that he “did not allow the children to see it intentionally,” though he “could not say if any of them may have accidentally seen any of the material.”

Howard was named Tuesday in a criminal complaint charging him with four counts of showing obscene material to a minor. Free on bond, Howard has been suspended without pay, and will likely be terminated by school board administrators.

A Florida bus attendant was arrested several years ago after she allegedly showed elementary school students pornographic videos stored on her cell phone. (1 page)