JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville Fireplace Rescue Division (JFRD) engineer was arrested and accused of groping a girl who was working at a live performance on the Vystar Veterans Memorial Area in November, in line with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Workplace.
On Dec. 11, JSO interviewed a girl who was working on the Jelly Roll live performance on Nov. 23 and he or she informed police the 60-year-old JFRD engineer, who was additionally working on the live performance, got here to her a number of instances and used his arm to the touch her breasts when he would stroll previous her, the incident report states. (News4JAX is selecting to not establish the person as a result of the costs he faces are a misdemeanor)
Based on the incident report, the lady stated she was uncomfortable with the person’s actions and moved to an space nearer to the place different staff had been standing. After that, the lady stated the person would stroll previous her and use his hand in an “obvious intentional method” to the touch her butt.
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The lady tried to report the person’s actions to officers working inside the sector however stated she didn’t as a result of the person was standing close by. Based on police, the lady reported the incident to JFRD after she left work.
On Dec. 11, JSO additionally spoke with an eyewitness, who stated she was close to the place the sufferer was working and noticed the JFRD worker “brush up” towards her breasts and butt a number of instances. The witness additionally described the person reaching his arm and hand out “deliberately” touching the sufferer’s butt and seeing a “look of concern instantly on the sufferer’s face.” The incident report states the witness informed the lady to report the person’s actions to her supervisors.
On Dec. 12, JSO additionally interviewed two officers who had been working on the live performance that night time. Based on the incident report, each officers recalled being approached by the sufferer whereas they had been with a JFRD lieutenant, and the sufferer informed them the person had touched her breasts a number of instances. At that time, the lady stated she was trying to complain in regards to the man’s actions to JFRD however declined to have a police report written. Based on the incident report, the lady identified the suspect, and one of many officers recognized him and stated she knew him personally from working prior particular occasions with him.
After investigating, JSO arrested the JFRD worker on Dec. 13 and charged him with battery, a first-degree misdemeanor.
He was launched from jail on a $40,000 bond and is about to be arraigned on Jan. 14.
News4JAX reached out to JFRD relating to this incident and the worker’s standing and is ready to listen to again.
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