Volunteer firefighter pleads guilty to indecent assault

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Thursday, April 26, 2018
Volunteer firefighter pleads guilty to indecent assault
Volunteer firefighter pleads guilty to indecent assault. Rick Williams reports during Action News at 4:30 p.m. on April 26, 2018.

EDDYSTONE, Pa. (WPVI) -- A volunteer firefighter, accused of inappropriately touching a teenage girl, has struck a plea deal.

Thirty-year-old Anthony Tinney of Eddystone agreed to plead guilty to charges of indecent assault and corruption of minors.

Police say he inappropriately touched a 13-year-old girl several times.

According to officials, Tinney was a friend of the girl's parents, and on occasion, her babysitter.

Officials have not yet set a date for his sentencing.

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