AUBURN, MASS. (WHDH) - An Auburn fire lieutenant has been placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation into indecent assault allegations that stem from an incident over the weekend involving a Sturbridge Police Department dispatcher.
Lt. Adam Laflash was arraigned Monday in Dudley District Court on three counts of indecent assault and battery on someone 14 or older and two counts of assault and battery, according to the Worcester Country District Attorney’s Office.
Laflash allegedly groped, forcibly kissed, and pulled the arm of the dispatcher while at the Sturbridge Public Safety Complex, court documents indicate. The victim also claimed Laflash reached out to her on social media and asked for sex.
In an announcement Tuesday, Auburn Fire Chief Stephen M. Coleman Jr. said Laflash works in Sturbridge as a secondary firefighter, in addition to serving on the Auburn Fire Department.
Coleman Jr. also said Laflash will remain on paid administrative leave “pending the outcome of court proceedings as well as our own internal investigation on the matter.”
Laflash denied the allegations and a not guilty plea was entered on his behalf.
Laflash has since been released on $200 bail and ordered to stay away from the victim.
He is due back in court June 10.
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