Bus driver blackmailed by students over sex

(WBTV-TV) It has all the makings of Hollywood movie: sex, blackmail and Facebook. A bizarre story with unexpected twists and turns.

The main character: Kwanda Carpenter, 33 and a bus driver for Bessemer City High School.

Gaston County Police say Carpenter went to the school’s resource officer last week, claiming two students were trying to extort money from her through social media.

“Blackmailing her through Facebook messages for 60 dollars,” said Sgt. Josh Hamlin.

But Hamlin started to investigate, “as they like to say, there was more to the story,” he recalled.