Medford firefighter arrested in child exploitation sting

MEDFORD, MASS. — A firefighter in the city of Medford has been charged with child exploitation, Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said Monday night.

The DA’s office says police were notified that Hugh McEleney, 63, of Medford, was identified as part of an ongoing investigation by a Federal Task Force into child exploitation earlier this month.

“It is alleged that McEleney was communicating with and sending images to an individual he believed to be a juvenile female under 15 years old,” Ryan said in a press release.