The three men, all affiliated with the Howe Fire Department in Grayson County, have been identified as David Yosimar Perez-Glass, Dalton Joe McCaslin and Joshua Todd Ryals. They are facing multiple felony counts<\/a> of either sexual assault of a child or indecency with a child involving sexual contact.\u00a0<\/p>\n According to complaints, the three men allegedly targeted a 16-year-old junior firefighter who began volunteering at the department in January 2022.<\/p>\n TEACHER OF THE YEAR FINALIST GETS 14 YEARS FOR SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP WITH STUDENT SHE KEPT CONTACTING<\/a><\/p>\n The Howe Fire Department honored Perez-Glass with its Firefighter of the Year award in 2022. (Howe Fire Department via Facebook)<\/p>\n Perez-Glass allegedly began harassing the girl within her first month at the department with behavior that quickly escalated during times they were alone at the station.<\/p>\n “Perez’s behavior scared her, and it eventually led to him hugging, grabbing her, and throwing her onto the sofa,” documents state.<\/p>\n The victim said despite her saying she was a virgin and “did not like what he was doing to her,” Perez-Glass allegedly assaulted her more than 20 times orally and had intercourse with her less than 10 times over the course of a year.\u00a0<\/p>\n David Perez-Glass was charged with three counts of sexual assault of a child. (Grayson County Sheriff\u2019s Office\/KDFW\u00a0)<\/p>\n He also repeatedly threatened to rape her, kill her and “do things to her parents” if she ever reported their interactions, the documents said.<\/p>\n The alleged assaults reportedly ended when the victim turned the “legal age” of 17 and Perez-Glass no longer wanted to engage in a relationship.<\/p>\n During the year the alleged abuse occurred, Perez-Glass was reportedly named Firefighter of the Year by the Howe Fire Department and promoted to lieutenant.\u00a0<\/p>\n Dalton McCaslin was charged with three counts of sexual assault of a child. (Grayson County Sheriff\u2019s Office\/KDFW\u00a0)<\/p>\n Court documents also noted that McCaslin had a “consensual” sexual relationship with the girl beginning in December 2022.<\/p>\n During that period, the victim reportedly visited an apartment McCaslin shared with another firefighter in Van Alstyne.<\/p>\n The complaint alleged a private interaction occurred between McCaslin and the girl while the other roommate was asleep.<\/p>\n TEXAS SUBSTITUTE TEACHER CHARGED WITH CHILD SEX OFFENSES, ‘NO LONGER EMPLOYED’ BY SCHOOL DISTRICT<\/a><\/p>\n Joshua Ryals was charged with two counts of indecency with a child involving sexual contact. (Grayson County Sheriff\u2019s Office\/KDFW\u00a0)<\/p>\n Separately, Ryals allegedly admitted to inappropriate contact with the victim while alone at the Howe Fire Station<\/a>, court documents said.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Melissa Fire Department said Ryals resigned the week before his arrest, when he was honored as Paramedic of the Year by the department March 16, Fox 4 News said<\/a>.<\/p>\n Texas Rangers officers arrested the three suspects after an investigation.<\/p>\n![\"fire](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/david-perez-glass-01-2.jpg\")
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