Volunteer firefighter accuses former Wantagh fire chief of sexual assault

A woman who is a volunteer firefighter with the Wantagh Fire Department has accused two high-ranking officials in the Fire Department of sexual assault.

The woman, who as of press time has declined to publicly disclose her name, has accused ex-chief Kenneth Kelly and Engine 7 captain Josef Seier of raping her while she was intoxicated at a party last year. 

The civil lawsuit was filed in Nassau County Supreme Court on Jan. 12, the Daily Mail reported.

She said she received a text from Kelly a day after the alleged assault in January 2022 that reads "Had fun last night. But remember that's between you me and Joe only forever," as reported by the Daily Beast.

The woman is represented by Vesselin Mitev, a lawyer with a practice in Stony Brook.