Martha’s Vineyard hearth chief arrested for filming intercourse

The former hearth chief in a city on ritzy Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts has been arrested for allegedly filming a sexual encounter with a associate who wasn’t conscious they have been on digicam.

John Rose, 53, had beforehand resigned in shame from Oak Bluffs Fire Department after being outed for sexual harassment in 2020.

The firefighter not too long ago landed a brand new job in close by West Tisbury however obtained an indefinite suspension after a harassment safety order was filed in opposition to him.

Rose is now being held with out bail after being charged with allegedly ‘photographing, videotaping, or electronically surveilling {a partially} nude or nude individuals’, in accordance with the district lawyer’s workplace.

Police have been tipped off to the allegation on December 14 and started an investigation that roped in state police.

John Rose, 53, the previous hearth chief in a city on ritzy Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts has been arrested for allegedly filming his sexual encounter with a associate who wasn’t conscious they have been on digicam

Rose, 53, had beforehand resigned in shame from Oak Bluffs Fire Department after being outed for sexual harassment in 2020

He was arrested at Logan Airport in Boston on the weekend. Authorities didn’t state whether or not he was trying to flee.

The harassment prevention order in opposition to Rose was sought on December 4 by a male co-worker. 

Officials haven’t mentioned if the prevention order and Rose’s arrest are related.

Rose has an extended historical past of alleged corruption within the office.

When he labored in Oak Bluffs, he was compelled to settle with a former hearth division administrator for $97,500 over harassment and discrimination claims. 

Cynthia Hatt labored for the division from 2013 to 2019 when she filed a grievance with the state in April of that yr in opposition to Rose, earlier than submitting a lawsuit in July. 

Hatt admitted to a year-long, consensual relationship with Rose beginning in 2015 after he had made sexual advances at her within the office.

After they broke up, Rose began relationship a volunteer firefighter however continued to ship Hatt ‘unceasing, harassing textual content messages and telephone calls’ to attempt to get her again. 

Rose confronted an allegation of sexual harassment, a lawsuit and a state ethics investigation whereas operating the Oak Bluffs Fire Department 

She rejected these advances and alleges he retaliated in opposition to her at work for doing so.

Hatt claimed Rose moved her desk inside his workplace, stopped comp time funds, revoked job duties from her and singled out her new firefighter beau for punishment, even stalking her outdoors the firehouse utilizing hearth division autos. 

She mentioned that Rose ‘assigned himself a locker’ within the ladies’s locker room on the firehouse and used it to bathe and gown twice a day. 

The case was finally dismissed and the settlement was reached with out Rose or the city of Oak Bluffs admitting to any wrongdoing. Hatt dismissed all claims.

She was awarded $97,500 within the settlement, greater than the $25,000 she requested for in misplaced time beyond regulation pay. 

The settlement claims the additional cash is for damages that ‘don’t contain wage-related wrongdoing on the a part of the city.’ 

A month after he resigned, it was revealed he’d obtained $100,000 in a retirement package deal that features a $65,000 lump-sum payout, three months of paid go away, and 18 months of city well being advantages. 

The hearth division, beneath Rose’s watch, even got here beneath an FBI investigation for it is billing practices. 

When he labored in Oak Bluffs, Rose was compelled to settle with a former hearth division administrator for $97,500 over harassment and discrimination claims

Rose was provided a second likelihood as a firefighter in West Tisbury till the harassment safety order was filed. He didn’t problem his suspension. 

He was sued in 2022 by a firefighter who tried to blow the whistle on Rose’s alleged harassment, the The MV Times reported. 

While nonetheless in cost in 2014, a state ethics fee investigated Rose for hiring members of his fast household on the hearth division, in accordance with NBC10.

They later agreed with Rose to not pursue a proper continuing. 

An lawyer for Rose, Mark Miliotis, informed the Vineyard Gazette the fees have been new to him and didn’t remark.

Rose is at the moment sitting in a state jail in Bourne. He’s due in court docket once more on Monday.