No Contest Plea for Marco Firefighter

Thursday, February 28th brought resolution to the case of State of Florida vs. Nicolas Macchiarolo in the Collier County Circuit Court. Macchiarolo is the Marco Island Firefighter/EMT who was arrested in May 2018 for sending sexual texts to a minor female. Macchiarolo stated in investigations that he believed that the minor was 21 years old. He was placed on unpaid administrative leave in May 2018.

Today he pled no contest to charges of using a two-way communication device to commit a felony and was placed on probation for three years. There was no adjudication of guilt. The state dropped two charges against Macchiarolo: electronically transmitting images harmful to a minor; and using a computer service to seduce a child for pornography.

In addition to probation, Macchiarolo must undergo a psychological sexual evaluation. He cannot contact the victim or her family. He was charged with the costs of prosecution ($100), Collier County Sheriff’s Office investigation ($2,274) and court costs ($415).

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