JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The charges against a former Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department engineer accused of rape have been dropped.
Jury selection in the trial of Vincent Harper was supposed to start Monday.
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Action News Jax told you last July when Harper, a former “Firefighter of the Year,” was arrested and accused of sexual battery of a victim who ran away from UF Health.
According to a police report, the alleged victim was diagnosed with an intellectual disability.
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We also told you in 2019 when Harper jumped into action when an ambulance patient began stabbing his captain with a box cutter.
We also found Harper has an open lawsuit against JFRD, alleging discrimination and a hostile work environment. In November, he filed a hand-written note with the court asking for more time to prepare for that suit.
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