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A letter to the editor of the Hartford Courant from a citizen reacts to reporter David Owens’ story that some firefighters viewed 53-year-old Chief Joseph Carilli and a a 15-year-old junior member as a “dating couple” but didn’t report anything to authorities. Here’s an excerpt from the letter by Susan Marcey of Manchester:
The fact that his fellow firefighters didn’t report this is totally unacceptable.
Any different from Joe Paterno? They should all be fired from the force.
Now it will be interesting to see the reaction of the public to the latest news about the former chief and the details of how he became the former chief last September. According to WFSB-TV, the Coventry Volunteer Fire Association Inc. paid Carilli $12,000 when he was forced to resign as chief after being accused of harassing female employees at a Dunkin’ Donuts.
Town officials confirmed that Joseph Carilli secretly received a $12,000 payout when he stepped down as chief of the South Coventry Fire Department last fall.
Town officials also confirm the Coventry Volunteer Fire Association intends to recover the money given to Carilli, possibly by suing him.
One of the interesting things about this is that Carilli didn’t just take the money and run. Even with his criminal record of serving an eight month sentence in the 80s after a sexual encounter with a 14-year-old girl, and the embarrassing series of incidents at Dunkin’ Donuts, Carilli was allowed to remain as the department’s training officer.
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People worry about corruption within the ranks of the working stiffs. It seems to always start at the top. That’s where change is needed in this case…and in most cases.
Isn’t sex with a 15-yr old statutory rape at a minimum? They’re all accomplices in the hush-hush of this instance, and should be dealt with according to the law.
They gave him $12K to resign??!!
How much would it cost to just fire his dumb ass??
When I was a cop in CT (many years ago), the age of consent was 16. Therefore, sex with a person under 16 was considered statutory rape (or at the very least, risk of injury to a minor, whioch is still a felony). I don’t know if the age of consent has been changed. Even if it has, though, a 53-year-old with a 15-year-old still has the “ick” factor attached. He is literally old enough to be her grandfather. And it’s not like he’s some macho stud like Sean Connery, either: he’s just some fat old pdophile who needs to be locked up forever.
This just keeps getting better and better. If I was a member of this FD, I would be embarrassed to show my face anywhere in this town. But, then again, if I was a member, I would have blown the whistle on this nonsense a long time ago. Where are the official statements from the FD? Where is the Chief? Why are they not apologizing to the people they serve. Looking at their website, they have a long list of members, four of whom have the same last name, Carilli, as the accused former Chief. It also appears they provide EMS. Is anyone concerned that there may have been other incidents? Where are the elected officials from the jurisdiction they serve? If I were an elected official in this area, I would be demanding that this FD be put out of service until a full investigation is completed. How can the people in this area have any confidence in this organization? Do they marry their sisters in this area too? OK, I’m done, I used up my allotment of question marks. Sorry Dave.