WATERTOWN, Conn. -- The owners of a driving school have been arraigned on charges of forgery and criminal impersonation.

Their charges came after several of their employees were charged with similar crimes. In total, at least 100 charges have been filed against the school's staff.

Jack Sousa and his wife own the Academy of Driving in Watertown, along with 57 other locations across the state.

Sousa turned himself in after a month-long investigation conducted by the Department of Motor Vehicles and Connecticut State Police found, among other things, that he and his wife employed instructors who weren't licensed, forged parents signatures on forms and didn't give required vision tests.

"Will plead not guilty (and) expect to be vindicated," said Martin Minnella, one of the Sousas’ attorneys.

A senior at Watertown High School who went to the Academy of Driving said he wishes he hadn’t gone there.

He said the instructor walked into class one day and said, “This is a stop sign, and if you don’t stop, you’ll get killed.” He said the students then sat silent for the rest of the class.

The Sousas and their three employees will reappear in court on Dec. 12. They'll make a plea at that time.