‘Sorry, I had to’: Paramedic arrested for fondling teen having seizures

A PARAMEDIC facing charges for allegedly fondling a teenager who was having a seizure told a colleague, “Sorry, I had to.”

A CALIFORNIA paramedic faces charges for allegedly fondling a seizing woman in need of medical assistance.

Jared Evans, 32, turned himself in Monday after learning there was a warrant for his arrest, according to news station KTXL. He was charged with sexual battery for his alleged misconduct working as a Sacramento paramedic.

The Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office and police are investigating an April 1 incident in which Evans is accused of inappropriately touching a 19-year-old woman during a call. The woman, who was having seizures, was being transported to a local hospital.

Authorities said Evans, who is also a Sacramento firefighter, put his hands down the woman’s shirt and pulled out her right breast while he thought she was unconscious, news station KRCA reported.

Evans then reportedly put the woman’s breast back into her shirt, telling a paramedic intern, “Sorry, man, I had to.” The intern later reported the incident to a supervisor.

“The Sacramento Fire Department takes all citizen complaints seriously, and works quickly to take appropriate actions to mitigate them. When this complaint was made to Fire Administration, it was immediately forwarded to Law Enforcement officials and a formal investigation was requested,” Sacramento Fire Chief Walt White said in a statement.

Evans was released from jail on $US3000 ($3975) bail. He is scheduled to appear next in court on September 26.

This article originally appeared on New York Post and was reproduced with permission.