** Texas paramedic charged with multiple counts of sexual assault
** Ontario still considering legislation to make PTSD first responder work related illness
UNITED STATES NEWS
** A Goliad County, Texas paramedic has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting two women
when they were minors. The Victoria Advocate (Sky Chadde/January 4) said Ganado resident Robert
Wayne Genzer, 38, faces 31 separate counts in the indictment. Genzer was arrested December 9th,
but is currently out on bond. According to the newspaper, one of the women alleges the attacks took
place over a period of a decade starting when she was 14. She said the incidents occurred between
July 10, 1994 to October 10, 2004.The second accusation apparently occurred on February 15, 2006
and also involved a woman who was under the age of 14 at the time. Since his arrest, Genzer has
surrendered his EMS licence. There is no statute of limitations for sexual assault charges in Texas.
CANADA NEWS
** Following the lead of both Manitoba and Alberta, it appears Ontario, too, may soon recognize
post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a first responder work related illness. That is the word
from the CBC (January 2) which said a private member’s bill is now working its way through the
legislature. Known as Bill 2, the proposed statute is on the agenda for debate on February 16th. It
passed its first reading in July 2014.
