Two former Cascade Township firefighters who admitted to having nude photos of a 16-year-old girl they knew through a firehouse Explorer program “should be ashamed,’’ a judge said before sentencing them to jail and probation.
“You violated this young lady who you were to be mentors to,’’ Kent County Circuit Court Judge Mark Trusock said. “You have embarrassed yourselves, your profession. You should be ashamed of yourselves.’’
The two firefighters, Clem Bell and Steven Drake, stood to the side as their victim read a lengthy statement to the packed courtroom.