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Former Pa. Volunteer Fire Chief and Wife Charged in Alleged Misconduct With 14-Year-Old Junior Firefighter

Detectives opened the case when texts surfaced on a seized work phone during an unrelated theft investigation.

Overview

  • The Leet Township case names Nathan Turner and his wife, Stephanie, with police identifying the victim as a 14-year-old junior firefighter at Fair Oaks Volunteer Fire Department.
  • Court filings say investigators reviewing a Sewickley Water Authority–issued phone to Turner found messages in which the couple discussed illegal sexual activity with the teen.
  • Charges for both include corruption of minors, unlawful contact with a minor, indecent exposure, harassment, open lewdness and criminal conspiracy, according to court documents.
  • The criminal complaint outlines alleged conduct from winter 2023 through summer 2024, including exposure and messages that made the teen uncomfortable.
  • Fair Oaks VFD says the Turners are no longer associated with the department and that Nathan Turner resigned as chief in August 2025; Stephanie Turner was jailed Monday as Nathan Turner had not been taken into custody by evening.