Alexander Rodriquez, 35, given a four-year suspended sentence and will be put on supervised sex offender probation for 10 years

A former school bus driver charged with the aggravated statutory rape of a 15-year-old student will not serve any jail time.

Alexander Rodriquez, 35, pleaded guilty to the charge at Hamilton County Criminal Court in Tennessee on Thursday.

He was given a four-year suspended sentence and will be put on supervised sex offender probation for 10 years and will have to wear a GPS monitor, according to court records seen by the Times Free Press.

Rodriquez drove the Sale Creek Middle/High School student on his Hamilton County bus to the loading station in March of last year, say police.

He then took her in his car to the Super 8 motel on 8934 Lee Highway where he forced her to perform oral sex on him and raped her, the victim told investigators.

The girl had been missing since 9.30pm when Rodriquez got a call from police to say ask about her whereabouts.

He then drove her back to the Birchwood area and made her get out the car and walk home.

Her father said he had tried multiple times to get hold of a teacher at the school, but when he did get through they suggested he speak to her friends.

The school has no control over the bus system or any way of contacting the driver, the school principal later told the father.

Rodriquez drove the Sale Creek Middle/High School student on his school bus to the loading station in March of last year. Pictured: Stock image of bus

Following Rogriquez' sentencing, the girl's father told the site that he was disappointed by the 'lenient sentence' and said it wasn't right that he would get the 'same punishment as DUI offender'.

'Like you can just go to classes or you can just be supervised and that's punishment enough,' he added.

Johnny Houston, who represented Rodriquez, told the site that while he wasn't sure what evidence prosecutors considered for the plea agreement, but said that while the girl told investigators the incident was forced, 'evidence didn't really bear that out'.

Houston suggested there may be some 'credibility issues with her overall'.

A $10million lawsuit was filed by the family in March seeking damages, which claimed the rape caused them to suffer 'emotional trauma, lost wages, and irreparable damage to their relationship with the minor'.

This is being heard by a jury trial and is due to be concluded in by August.

He then took her in his car to the Super 8 on 8934 Lee Highway (pictured) where he forced her to perform oral sex on him and raped her