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Staten Island EMT Allegedly Groped Car Crash Victim In Ambulance

A Staten Island EMT is accused of groping a patient last month inside an ambulance. David Taranto arrived on the scene of a car accident at West Cedarview Ave. and Kensico St., brought the "shaken up" middle-aged woman into his ambulance, and allegedly "took his stethoscope, placed it underneath her shirt and cupped her breast in his hand," SI Live reports. Once at the hospital, Taranto also reportedly told her that she had a "beautiful body," before calling his number from her cell phone.

After receiving numerous phone calls and text messages, "inviting her to his house," the woman contacted the police. Taranto, 31, was arrested yesterday and charged with a third-degree misdemeanor count of sexual abuse. An EMT for 7 years, Taranto has been suspended for 30 days without pay.

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  • MEDICNYC

    Typical FDNY EMS. Probably won't get fired either.

  • Gothamistriss

    another girl looking for her payday

  • mmheidelberger

    Bringing perfection to low...

  • Justin Kenny

    http://nymag.com/docs/08/01/08...

    Staten Island actually looks a lot better than all those other boroughs.

  • destroy_all_humans

    and they say romance is dead

  • birdtird

    Keep it classy, Statty.

  • Guest

    How many shot in Brooklyn this summer?

  • schmeep

    Technically none, as the summer just started.  However, plenty of people have been shot in the gentrified beautiful perfection of BK this year.

  • Guest

    I'm willing to accept Memorial Day as the start of "civil" summer.

  • silver

    This must be how the greasers breed on the island.

  • evbo

    I'm shocked he's from Staten Island.

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