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.