Police have issued warrants for the arrest of a former Pennsylvania small town fire chief and his wife, charging them with having inappropriate contact with a 14-year-old junior firefighter at the department.
WPXI reports that Nathan Turner, the former chief of the Fair Oaks Volunteer Fire Department, and his wife Stephanie Turner, founder of the department’s volunteer auxiliary, are charged with corruption of minors, unlawful contact with a minor, indecent exposure, harassment, open lewdness, and criminal conspiracy.
A criminal complaint says that the Sewickley Borough Police Department seized a phone belonging to Nathan Turner during an investigation into theft at the Sewickley Water Authority, where Turner formerly worked. On the phone, they discovered a text thread between Turner and his wife — who also worked for the water authority — regarding “illegal sexual activities” with a 14-year-old boy.
“You literally took your pants off in front of him,” Nathan Turner texted his wife, the complaint alleges. “Yes, I did,” Stephanie Turner replied.
The complaint also documents other graphic texts.
The phone was seized in October, and the text thread took place in the summer, although the activity discussed reportedly happened between winter 2023 and summer 2024, WTAE reported.
Investigators spoke with the boy, who told them that the Turners had been like parents to him, except that Nathan made comments about his appearance and Stephanie told him she wanted to have sex with him when he turned 18. That led to her undressing and exposing herself to him.
The Fair Oaks Volunteer Fire Department said that Nathan Turner resigned from the department in August and that he “and his wife are no longer associated with the dapartment and no longer participate in any capacity with the department.”
“The department further acknowledges that the allegations against Mr. and Mrs. Turner are concerning and serious in nature,” the department said. “They do not reflect the values and standards of the department, the fire service and the community.”
Investigators provided no further information about the theft investigation that led to the discovery of the texts. It’s not clear if Stephanie Turner still works for the water authority in Sewickley Borough.
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