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A sentencing hearing for an elementary school bus driver convicted of disgusting child pornography crimes hinged on the assessment of an expert on sexual predators.

Len Kushnier testified Tuesday about his professional assessment of the 31-year-old man who has been held in custody for the past year.

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Called by defence lawyer James Brown, Kushnier said the bus driver’s pedophile tendencies could not be cured but could be “managed” and he was at moderate risk to reoffend.

Known online as “Steps”, the man can’t be identified under a court-imposed publication ban on his name and employment details to protect the identity of the children.

The bus driver gave children treats laced with his own semen and took cellphone videos of the children eating the treats. The videos were uploaded onto the dark web, on a child-porn message board.

Kushnier said the driver was remorseful and could benefit from a treatment program at a correctional institution.