Ex-volunteer firefighter accused of luring, raping children

MEDIA, Pa. (AP) - A former volunteer firefighter already charged with arson faces new allegations he lured children with toys and money and sexually assaulted them.

Twenty-year-old John Corcoran IV molested more than a dozen children at his home, at a YMCA locker room and on bonfires outside a historical site, authorities said.

"(He) lured these vulnerable children under the guise of his friendship and then exploited them with the promise of gifts only to then sexually exploit and abuse them," Delaware County District Attorney Jack Whelan said.

Corcoran, of Glenolden, has been in jail since August on the arson charges, in which he's accused of torching three abandoned buildings before arriving on scene to help fight them, and couldn't be reached for comment Friday. A defense lawyer did not immediately return calls seeking comment.