[TheeBadOne]

Firefighter Allegedly Had Sex With Teen At Fire Station

LAKE COUNTY, Fla. -- A trail of love letters led investigators to what they say was a tryst inside two Lake County fire stations between a firefighter and a teenager. Firefighter Paul Mertz is almost 40-years-old. The girl he's suspected of having sex with is 17. He's in the Lake County Jail, held on a $40,000 bond.

Police say he had sex with the girl at Lake County Fire Station 61 on Hermosa and at Station 62 on Spring Lake Road. The department is looking into whether anyone else knew.

According to reports, some of the encounters happened right out in front of the station, in the bay for the trucks. At least one other firefighter was there at the time. The Lake County stations are usually staffed with three firefighters, at the very least two.

It's not clear what time of day the encounters allegedly happened, but all visitors are banned at the fire stations after eight o'clock at night.
The victim said Paul Mertz told her not to tell anyone about their relationship because he could lose his job and his kids. The girl did write about the fire station fling in love letters.

Cops say the girl's parents found the graphic letters and brought them to Lady Lake Police. A friend of the teen also went there and told investigator she saw the pair in the midst of an encounter at the station.

The girl also said she had some encounters with the firefighter at his home in Wildwood. Investigators say they're looking into the allegation, but so far they haven't filed any charges.

http://www.wftv.com/news/2544372/detail.html
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Surely others in the Firehouse must have known what was going on? :confused:

[MicroBalrog]

How many people here have never done/tried to commit a sexual act with a willing 17-year-old?:D

[benewton]

"The victim"???

[Combat-wombat]

Yeah, how the hell is she a "victim" if she was consenting?

[Ladybug]

How many people here have never done/tried to commit a sexual act with a willing 17-year-old?

Me.

[Standing Wolf]

How many people here have never done/tried to commit a sexual act with a willing 17-year-old?

Not since I was about nineteen.

[Combat-wombat]

Well, MicroBalrog IS 19, so lay off.

[Bill Hook]

Let's see, the state trusts her enough to allow her to control a 3000lbs. vehicle, capable of killing others, yet it won't trust her judgment about what she chooses to do with her body, which only affects herself. Additionally, she's only a year away from the arbitrary age at which she is considered an adult and responsible for her actions. :rolleyes:

There's a "crime" here, but the fireman didn't commit it. It isn't even like a teacher/student relationship, where the teacher's position of authority MIGHT be considered duress. I'd definitely support firing any teacher found in this situation, since it is an obvious breach of their responsibility and trust, to both students and parents. I probably support firing the fire fighter for unbecoming conduct, particularly since it was at his workplace, but this is a tougher call, since he didn't have any direct authority over the girl in question.

Criminal prosecution? Not unless she was under 16.

[spartacus2002]

uh, where's the crime here?

[Combat-wombat]

Exactly. There is NO crime here. There is no freakin' victim. If some stupid 17 year-old wants to have sex with a 40 year-old firefighter, IT IS NO ONE'S BUSINESS. I do suport firing the fire fighter, but only because it was at his workplace.

[Selfdfenz]

"He's in the Lake County Jail, held on a $40,000 bond."

They are both past the legal age of consent aren't they?
Is that because they did the Wild Thing in/on a firetruck?

Makes you wonder what kind of fines someone would get hit with if they were in the White house and there was this Intern and ... oh....never mind.
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