A Toledo firefighter who was accused of sending inappropriate text messages to a teenager has resigned.
According to a statement from the Toledo Fire & Rescue Department, the firefighter resigned from the department one hour before his disciplinary hearing.
WTOL 11 received direct messages, Toledo Fire and Rescue Department documents and emails related to the investigation that show the 35-year-old man, then a Toledo firefighter, sent a direct message to the 17-year-old girl.
In the messages, the firefighter asked her how "bad" and "naughty" she is and whether she is a virgin and about the naughtiest thing she's ever done, eventually requesting she add him on Snapchat.
He acknowledged he knew her age -- 17 years old -- when she said she doesn't use social media like that.
He asked if she had any mobile payment service apps, like Venmo, before writing, "If I send you money would you show me more?"
Documents show the girl's parents found out and reported what happened to the Toledo Police Department on June 23.
A Toledo Fire and Rescue investigation found him in violation of three department rules.
Chief Allison Armstrong wrote, "On June 15, 2022 you initiated a sexually explicit conversation by messaging with a known female minor. This text exchange continued over a period of days, with some of this sexually explicit communication with the minor occurring while on duty as a Toledo Firefighter."
The department placed him on paid administrative leave on July 2, pending a disciplinary hearing.
He resigned one hour prior to that hearing.
