By Police1 Staff
PHILADELPHIA — A veteran firefighter is in police custody, accused of posing as a police officer and sexually assaulting a young woman.
NBC Philadelphia reported that Lt. Jemal Johnson forced a woman into his pickup truck around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday.
“Once inside the vehicle he tells her that he would not arrest her if she performs some sort of sex act,” Philadelphia Police Lt. John Stanford said.
The 48-year-old victim followed Johnson’s demands, but was eventually able to get out of the truck and call for help, according to the report.
“Once she escaped from the vehicle she called 911,” Stanford said.
Investigators said Johnson was still wearing his fire uniform pants when officers arrested him. Investigators said those pants could have helped him pose as an officer of the law.
Johnson, 45, is an 18-year veteran of the fire department assigned to Ladder Company 14 in North Philadelphia, according to the report.
He posted 10 percent of $100,000 bail after a judge arraigned him on sexual assault, unlawful restraint, indecent assault, reckless endangerment and related charges, according to court records.