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MOAB — A volunteer firefighter for Moab is headed to court after he was accused of trying to solicit an 13-year-old girl online.
Joseph Corcione, 43, was charged Monday in 7th District Court with enticing a minor, a second-degree felony.
On May 13, a Grand County sheriff's deputy was posing as a 13-year-old girl online when a man, later identified as Corcione, started a conversation with her, according to a police booking affidavit. He used the name "Moab Man" online, police say.
Moab Man stated, "I can get in trouble for this," before asking the "girl" sexually explicit questions and engaging in a conversation that was very sexual in nature, the affidavit states.
The man sent the undercover agent a picture of himself, which two Grand County sheriff's deputies recognized as Corcione. He also identified himself as a volunteer firefighter, according to the affidavit.
Corcione arranged to meet the girl and was arrested shortly after arriving at the arranged location, according to the affidavit.
Moab Valley Fire Protection District Chief TJ Brewer issued a brief statement after the arrest saying Corcione was immediately placed on administrative leave.
