Delco Firefighter Sexually Assaulted Young Girl: Authorities

A Delaware County volunteer firefighter is behind bars after being hit with 100 counts of various charges related to sexual assault of a child, according to court records.

Anthony Tinney, 30, of Eddystone, faces 20 counts each of felony indecent assault of a person less than 13 years old; felony corruption of minors; felony unlawful contact with a minor; indecent assault of a person less than 16 years old; and indecent assault without the consent of others, court records show.

Tinney, a member of the Ridley Park Fire Company and listed as a member of the board of directors, is behind bars on $200,000 bail, which was set on Sept. 20 at his preliminary arraignment in a Delaware County court.

According to the Delaware County Daily Times, Tinney turned himself in Wednesday, Sept. 20 after authorities launched an investigation into sexual abuse of a 13-year-old girl who was a family friend of Tinney's.

A police affidavit states Tinney may have penetrated the young girl while playing a "game," but Tinney told investigators that he never penetrated her.

Tinney will appear for his preliminary hearing on Oct. 2, court records show.

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