Butler County EMT involved in youth football charged with sexually assaulting 3 boys
A Butler County EMT involved with a youth football program is accused of sexually assaulting three boys.
Nathan Mitchell of Mars is facing several charges, including sexual assault by a sports official, indecent assault of a person substantially impaired and corruption of minors. He was a part-time EMT with Quality EMS and was involved in a youth football program in Adams Township.
According to the criminal complaint, the investigation began when state police got a call on Aug. 24 about a boy who had been inappropriately touched by Mitchell.
State police then started interviewing other victims. Police said two of the boys told similar stories, saying that Mitchell would invite them over for a sleepover, make a bed for them on the floor, give them melatonin and then sexually assault them.
Two of the boys said Mitchell would tell them that he loved them, which made them uncomfortable. Police wrote in the criminal complaint that the victim said Mitchell "would use code words when texting, like 'FLU' for 'freaking love you' and SNS for 'Sending Nate Snuggles.'"
One of the boys said Mitchell would tell him to shower in his ensuite bathroom, and the boy worried there may be a camera in there. That boy also told police that Mitchell sometimes hurt him by slapping him and flicking him.
Quality EMS confirmed last week that Mitchell had been a part-time staff member for the past two and a half years. He was placed on leave, and in a statement posted to social media on Monday, Quality EMS said he was no longer employed.
"Quality EMS remains committed to maintaining the highest standards of integrity, professionalism, and public safety. At this time, we have no further comments to make," Quality EMS said.
The Adams Area Fire District confirmed that Mitchell is on leave as a firefighter but remains a member pending an internal investigation. The agency provided more details in the following statement:
"Prior to his acceptance into our organization, Mr. Mitchell underwent a thorough vetting process in compliance with district policy. The background checks conducted by the Adams Area Fire District align with the recommendations of the Commonwealth for organizations that may have contact with minors during their work. At this time, the Adams Area Fire District has no knowledge of any accusations of wrongdoing against Mr. Mitchell during his performance as a member of the district. It is important to note that Mr. Mitchell was acting as an independent contractor while providing coverage for the youth football organization."
The Mars Youth Football program continues to say its board "never received any complaints or reports of inappropriate behavior during program events" and that Mitchell "is permanently banned from further involvement."
The Brad-Mar-Pine Baseball and Softball league told KDKA-TV Mitchell was previously associated with the organization but left in 2024 and said they "never received any reports… of any nature."
As a mom with a little boy, Butler County resident Stephanie Brown is concerned to learn of the accusations against Mitchell.
"It's disgusting and unfortunate," Brown said. "It would make me, you know, thoroughly look into each and every one of the sports or activities that my child would do."
