Retirement Board v. Tyler

In this pension forfeiture matter, we hold that although the criminal actions of Anthony Tyler were reprehensible, they did not violate, under applicable statutes and case law, his office or position as a firefighter. As such, we are constrained to reverse a determination to the contrary.

Facts. The defendant, Anthony Tyler, was a Maynard firefighter and an emergency medical technician. In 2006, it came to light that Tyler had, for a number of years, been sexually abusing young boys. One of Tyler’s victims was the son of another Maynard firefighter; the other victim was also related to *110a…