A paramedic from the Fort Worth Fire Department has been placed on administrative leave from his job after he was accused late last year of sexually assaulting a patient during a home health care visit in Saginaw, officials said Thursday.
Luke Dickens is facing aggravated sexual assault charges in connection with the December incident. He turned himself in to the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office on Feb. 6, according to a written statement from the fire department.
It was not immediately clear if the man has posted bond. It was also not clear if he has an attorney.
The department’s Internal Affairs Unit launched an investigation after learning about the allegation, the statement said.
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“The Fort Worth Fire Department takes any and all accusations of this nature seriously,” the statement said.
Dickens has been with the department since July last year, and had been previously employed by MedStar since 2022, according to the statement.
The department said it is working in complete cooperation with Saginaw police and a thorough investigation to review the facts and circumstances of the case is being conducted.
The Saginaw Police Department did not immediately return an email inquiry from The Dallas Morning News Thursday night. The department told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, however, that Dickens allegedly sexually assaulted a patient during a Dec. 30 visit.
Saginaw police told the newspaper the victim notified Fort Worth police at first but investigators concluded that it occurred at a Saginaw residence.