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Sexual Misconduct

Strategies to report and prevent sexual misconduct, so that all employees feel safe at work
Have we fallen victim to a blind eye?
Define what behaviors are off limits and what to do if an assault against emergency responders does occur
A second lawsuit in San Mateo County has led to additional allegations of sexual assault and a culture of drug and alcohol use
The woman testified that she was too scared to scream during the attack, but Timothy E. Ovadal’s attorney says the incident could not have happened
A Chicago Fire Department audit found more than half of female paramedics were sexually harassed on the job
The 57-page suit alleges the city has failed to deter a long-standing, pervasive culture of sexual harassment throughout the city’s firehouses and facilities
An upgraded charge was filed due to the suspect’s supervisory role over the EMT
The inspector general’s report found more than half of female employees and 87% of Black employees surveyed reported harassment or discrimination
William Russ, 58, was indicted this week on two counts of sexual battery and two counts of false imprisonment
The former medic reportedly had his license suspended in another state due to similar allegations
The lawsuit states the EMT was arrested on similar charges twice prior to the April 2020 incident
The woman reportedly thought John A. Pase, a volunteer EMT, was a home healthcare nurse when he returned to her residence two weeks after a call
Eddie Kemp, a captain with Bay County EMS, was one of 38 people arrested as part of “Operation Watchdog”
A paramedic says she was sexual harassed by a division chief while seeking a job at Allegany County Department of Emergency Services, and that the department head tried to cover it up
William Michael Fields Jr., 37, was sentenced to 35 years in prison, with the U.S. attorney on the case calling his actions “inexcusable”
William Michael Fields Jr., a former constable and firefighter, was convicted in federal court and ordered to serve 35 years in prison
Former FDNY EMT Angelina Pivarnick, who appeared on the TV show “Jersey Shore,” alleged that a lieutenant sent her sexually explicit text messages and groped her
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation announced that the former Bledsoe County EMS director has been charged with 5 counts of rape
The paramedic trainee claims the firefighter groped and made lewd remarks toward him, and that other firefighters tried to cover up the incident
A former Blue Ridge County Rescue Squad captain told police a volunteer told him she was assaulted by Cory Bensen in 2012 but it was never formally reported
The suspect has been terminated and charged with first-degree sexual abuse
The former captain says a fire chief inappropriately touched her and that the department mistreated her after she filed a complaint
The family of a 15-year-old victim says the assaults committed by former EMT David Carpio could have been prevented
The EMT, who reportedly met the underage boys through his job, was charged with three counts of corruption of minors
Springfield police opened an investigation into Edward Blake, 43, after a woman filed a report against him for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting her
Reality star Angelina Pivarnick, turned EMT for the state of New York, filed a lawsuit against the city and her former EMS supervisor for alleged sexual harassment
One of the women said in her lawsuit that she lost her unborn child hours after James Walley raped her in the back of an ambulance
FDNY officials reviewed the leaked reports on the message board and are confident that the information was not posted by a first responder