What to Know
- A 10-year-old girl was raped and strangled by an FDNY EMT she knows, police said
- The 25-year-old EMT from Long Island was arrested and charged Sunday
- His arrest comes a week after another EMT was arrested for allegedly groping and licking an unconscious woman
A New York City paramedic was arrested for raping and strangling a young girl, police said.
Frantz Petion, a 25-year-old from Hempstead, was arrested Sunday morning for the attack on the 10-year-old, according to police.
Petion was off-duty and at a home in Queens around 1 a.m. Sunday when he walked up to the sleeping girl, put his hands around her neck and sexually assaulted her, police said.
Neither he nor the girl live at the home, and it's unclear why they were there. Police said he is a friend of the child's family.
The condition of the girl wasn't immediately known.
Petion, a two-year veteran of the FDNY, was charged with rape, strangulation and acting in a manner injurious to a child. It's unclear if he has an attorney.
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The FDNY said Petion will be suspended without pay for a maximum of 30 days as the investigation continues.
Petion was a volunteer firefighter for the Hempstead Fire Department for about a year before joining the FDNY, according to Fire Chief Frederick V. Sandas Jr.
Petion's arrest comes a little more than a week after an award-winning FDNY EMT was arrested for allegedly groping a 24-year-old blacked-out drunk woman and licking her breasts while transporting her to a hospital by ambulance.
