Former Firefighter and City Settle Civil Suit

The civil case against the City of Marco Island and former firefighter Nicholas Macchiarolo has been concluded following an arbitration award in favor of the plaintiff. The matter was originally scheduled for a jury trial on August 7, 2023.

The basis of the civil suit concerned the actions of then on-duty firefighter Nicholas Macchiarolo who was alleged to have shared explicit photos and sent sexual messages to a 16-year-old girl. Macchiarolo was arrested in May 2018 and charged with two felony charges of transmission of harmful material to a minor and one felony charge of using a computer to seduce, solicit or lure a child. He pled no contest to a single third-degree felony charge of unlawfully using a two-way communication device to facilitate or commission a felony.

Parents of the underaged female filed a civil suit for damages against the former firefighter for his actions and the City of Marco Island for their alleged negligence in the matter.

The arbitration award states that Macchiarolo and the City will each pay the plaintiffs $25,000.