Indianola EMT's license suspended after arrest on grooming charges
DES MOINES, Iowa — An Indianola man had his EMT(Emergency Medical Technician) license suspended after being arrested for allegedly grooming two teens.
Jeremy McCormick, 37, is charged with two counts of grooming.
According to court documents filed in the case, investigators from the Warren County Sheriff's Office said last fall McCormick took two teen girls, a 15-year-old and a 16-year-old, on a shopping trip in eastern Iowa. The criminal complaint claimed he bought them underwear at Victoria's Secret and then asked the girls for pictures wearing the items.
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McCormick has pleaded not guilty. A pretrial conference is scheduled for May 5th in the case.
Following the charges, the Iowa Bureau of Emergency Medical and Trauma Services issued an emergency order suspending his EMT license. In its February 7th order, the bureau said McCormick's 'continued practice of EMS would pose an immediate danger to the public health, safety, or welfare.'
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