The public information officer for the Chesterfield Fire Company has been charged in connection with crash scene photos he took without permission and posted to his agency’s Facebook page last month, according to an arrest warrant.
Steven E. Frischling, 45, of Carriage Hill Drive in Niantic, was charged with two counts of illegally taking or transmission by first responders of images of crime or accident victims, according to a warrant for his arrest. Someone convicted of this offense faces a fine of up to $2,000, up to one year in jail or both, according to statute.
“It was genuinely surprising,” Frischling told Hearst Connecticut Media on Thursday regarding his arrest.
Frischling, who is still actively serving in his PIO role with no changes to his duties or responsibilities, said he’s very familiar with the law and does not believe he violated it.