A Guatemalan immigrant has been arrested for raping a 5-year-old girl

The owner of a school bus company that transports students in Revere, Chelsea, and East Boston is facing charges that he sexually molested one of his passengers, a 5-year-old girl. Sergio Lara, 53, was arraigned in Chelsea District Court where he pleaded not guilty to one count of rape of a child and one count of indecent assault and battery on a child under 16. Bail was set at $100,000 cash, according to Suffolk District Attorney Daniel F. Conley’s office. Lara sexually assaulted the girl while he was transporting her home from school. The girl reported the attack to her mother, who rushed the child to an area hospital and summoned police. Following an investigation, Lara was identified as the child’s attacker and arrested, prosecutors said. Lara is a Guatemalan immigrant who is now an American citizen.