Indecent Assault, More Charges Filed Against Ex Delco 911 Center Head

DELAWARE COUNTY, PA — About a week after Delaware County fired the head of its Emergency Services Department, criminal charges were filed against the ousted department head.

Timothy Boyce, 60, of Drexel Hill, has been charged with indecent assault, simple assault, and harassment, court documents show.

According to the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office, Boyce called an employee to his office and kissed her on Jan. 30. When the employee pulled away and started to leave the office, Boyce then grabbed her buttocks and made a lewd comment, according to the AG’s office.

Boyce was terminated after the Delaware County Council last week voted to remove him from his role. He was placed on administrative leave April 26 in the wake of allegations made by two people who claimed to have worked under him.

The decision to fire Boyce was made "based on information developed from multiple sources regarding unacceptable behavior in the workplace," officials said.

According to multiple reports, the two people filed complaints with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

The complaints allege Boyce favored some workers based on "sexist" personal preferences over experience, NBC10 reports.

And one of those two workers accused him of grabbing her buttocks and trying to kiss her in 2018, according to Fox 29.

Boyce later apologized to the woman via text message, per the Delaware County Daily Times.

Officials said Deputy Director Ed Beebe will lead the department.

Boyce was released on $50,000 unsecured bail and is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on June 5, court documents show.

He was named the head of the department in 2016 after Edwin Truitt resigned from the role amid a hit-and-run investigation. Truitt, who has since died, was cleared in that case.