A clown and former school bus driver from

was arrested Friday on accusations that he sexually abused a girl more than a decade ago,

reported. Authorities are investigating if there are more victims.

William Mayo Dunlop, 68, was taken into custody at his residence, in the

, on charges of first-degree sodomy and sex abuse, said Lt. Gregg Hastings, an OSP spokesman. He was lodged in the Washington County Jail, with bail set at $250,000.

The victim, who's now 22, recently reported the abuse to the

, Hastings said. The abuse, Hastings said, occurred in the late 1990s into 2002. The Columbia County Sheriff's Office asked OSP detectives and the

to help with the investigation.

Dunlop works as a clown and in the past worked as a school bus driver, Hastings said. He met the victim, Hastings said, while he was working as a bus driver in the Columbia County area.

His clown business, which he co-owns with a relative, is located in

, Hastings said. Reportedly, Dunlop has worked in the clown business since the 1970s, and his business has previously been operated in the St. Johns neighborhood of

and in the

area.

None of the crimes, Hastings said, occurred while he was working. Hastings would not say what school district Dunlop worked for.

OSP Detective Aaron Jackson is lead investigator on the case, Hastings said, and is looking into whether there are more victims. Anyone with more information is asked to contact Jackson at 503-731-3020, extension 269.

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