- Six firefighters, including the Fire Captain, have been charged with delinquency of a minor after cops say they gang raped a 17-year-old
- The incident was allegedly video taped and shared video on Snapchat
- At least one of the incidents happened at the Strasburg firehouse
- Nathan Hirschberg, 26, Andrew Key, 24, Fire Chief Dale King, 36, Bradly Marlin, 21, Operations Chief Christopher Pangl, 32 and Fabian Sosa, 25, were charged
- Police say the teen in the video looked ‘highly intoxicated’ and intimidated
Six volunteer firefighters including the fire chief and the operations captain in Virginia are accused of gang raping a 17-year-old and posting video of it to Snapchat.
The investigation into the firefighters with the Strasburg Fire Department began in April. On Tuesday police charged Nathan Hirschberg, 26, Andrew Key, 24, Dale King, 36, Bradly Marlin, 21, Christopher Pangle, 32 and Fabian Sosa, 25, with contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
King is the Fire Chief, while Pangle is the department’s operations captain. The firefighters face up to 12 months in jail on the misdemeanor charge.
Strasburg Fire Department’s operations chief Christopher Pangle (left) and volunteer firefighter Nathan S. Hirschberg (right) were both charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor
Strasburg Fire Department volunteers Andrew S. Key and Fabian J. Sosa were also charged
The investigation started when a concerned citizen alerted the mayor of Strasburg to the existence of a video that allegedly showed a ‘gang rape’ of a 17-year-old, according to local Fox5.
The Virginia State Police took over the case. Investigators with the say the acts happened in three different locations- with at least one of those occurring at the Strasburg firehouse.
At least one of the alleged incidents happened at the Strasburg Firehouse (pictured)
They add that screen shots from the alleged video show the teen ‘highly intoxicated’ and intimidated by all of the suspects.
Meanwhile the unidentified teen says sex with at least one of the men was non-consensual.
The case will be held in Shenandoah Juvenile Court, and will not be open to the public.