A former Delaware County EMT and the wife of a local fire chief is accused of sexting a teen firefighter.
Melissa Givens, 30, of Norwood, Pennsylvania, was arrested and charged with sexual abuse of children, corruption of minors and other related offenses.
On February 26, police interviewed a 17-year-old junior firefighter who told investigators he and Givens had exchanged nude photos and videos. Officials found eight sexually explicit photos and two sexually explicit videos of Givens on the teen’s electronic devices, according to an affidavit. The teen also told investigators he had sent sexually explicit images of himself to Givens as well even though she knew he was under the age of 18, officials said.
Later that day, police interviewed Givens who allegedly admitted she knew the teen was a minor and that he attended school. She also said she started “getting serious” with the teen in December 2015 and was still in contact with him up to that point, according to the affidavit.
Givens told investigators the two exchanged sexually explicit pictures and videos that she saved inside a “PhotoVault” application on her phone, according to police. Givens allegedly said she did a Google search on whether or not she should be communicating with a minor but didn’t remember the results. She also told investigators she had sexually explicit conversations with the teen, according to officials.
Investigators say they found three sexually explicit pictures and two sexually explicit videos of the teen in the “PhotoVault” on Givens’ phone. They also say Givens sent naked pictures of herself to the teen on at least two occasions.
Givens was a Delaware County emergency medical technician and is also married to the Chief of the Norwood Fire Company. The Fire Company announced on their Facebook page Tuesday she was fired from her job.
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Givens is free on $300,000 unsecured bail. Her preliminary hearing is scheduled for March 15.
