A Kingman school bus driver who also worked at a licensed home daycare has been charged with raping a child younger than 14, after court records identified the alleged victim as just 2 or 3 years old. Tony Streight, described on Facebook as a transportation specialist for Kingman-Norwich USD 331, was arrested and booked into the Kingman County jail following the alleged incident, and he now remains held on $100,000 bond.
Streight was charged with rape of a child younger than 14 and aggravated indecent liberties with a child under 14, according to KAKE. He appeared in Kingman County court on August 7, and formal charges had not been filed in online records, per that same report. Court documents reviewed by KWCH listed the victim's birth year as 2023, placing the child at roughly 2 or 3 years old at the time of the alleged August 4 incident.
Kingman police had been investigating allegations involving a juvenile victim, but did not state where the incident occurred, according to the station's report. An official Kansas Bureau of Investigation release detailed a fast-moving timeline: Kingman police arrested Streight at approximately 11:40 p.m. on August 4 at the Kingman Law Enforcement Center, then formally requested state investigative assistance two days later, at 4:50 p.m. on August 6, per the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. KBI agents joined the case, the bulletin notes.
A Daycare and a Bus Route, Both Now Under Scrutiny
Streight is identified as an assistant teacher at Little Explorers Playschool, a licensed in-home child care facility at 250 East H Avenue in Kingman that has operated since 2017 and has been licensed by the state since 2022. The KBI has said Streight was one of two adults operating the home daycare. The bureau is now asking anyone whose children were under his supervision, at the daycare or elsewhere, to come forward, and is seeking information from the public more broadly about the investigation.
Tips can be submitted anonymously online at www.kbi.ks.gov/sar, or by calling the bureau's hotline at 1-800-KS-CRIME. It remains unknown whether Kansas's daycare licensing regulator, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, has moved to suspend or revoke Little Explorers Playschool's license; KDHE holds that authority under state law when child safety violations are suspected, and would be required to notify enrolled parents in writing if it acted. It is also unclear whether additional victims have come forward since the KBI's public appeal.
School District Says Alleged Crimes Happened Off Campus
Kingman-Norwich Superintendent Kip Wilson said the alleged crimes did not happen during school hours, were not connected with school-sponsored activities, and did not occur on school property. USD 331, which serves roughly 1,430 students across Kingman County, removed Streight from all job duties pending the legal process. The district said it plans to take appropriate action as additional information becomes available and will communicate updates consistent with the law and the ongoing investigation.
“The safety and well-being of USD 331 students remain the district's highest priority,” Wilson said. Kingman itself is a community where a bus driver or daycare worker can come into contact with local families.
What Streight Faces Under Kansas's Jessica's Law
Streight, a Kingman resident and former Kansas school employee and daycare owner, faces a potential life sentence in prison if found guilty, per KAKE's reporting. Under Kansas's 2006 Jessica's Law statute, certain listed offenses carry a mandatory life sentence with a minimum 25-year period before parole eligibility, according to attorneys at Paul Cramm Chtd. A conviction for rape may also carry sex-offender registration requirements under Kansas law.
Kansas requires licensed in-home daycares to conduct background checks, with fingerprint checks repeated every five years, according to Kansas Department of Health and Environment guidance. The case also lands amid broader statewide debate: earlier this year, the Kansas Legislature considered Senate-passed legislation that would bar registered sex offenders from school property and work release programs, reflecting ongoing legislative attention to child safety policy in the state.
How Parents Can Respond
Child safety experts have said young victims of abuse may show behavioral signs such as potty regression, aggression, or fear of bath time, and they advise parents with concerns to contact law enforcement investigators rather than repeatedly questioning young children themselves. Law enforcement agencies recommend relying on specialized child advocacy professionals trained in developmental forensic interviewing rather than informal questioning at home.
How Streight's defense unfolds in Kingman County court, and whether more families come forward with information, remain open questions as the case moves through the legal system. For now, both USD 331 and the KBI say they are continuing to gather information and will share updates as the investigation progresses.
