A Prince George’s County volunteer firefighter has been charged with sexually assaulting a minor, allegedly while offering the 14-year-old a ride or some other “favor” last month, authorities announced Friday.

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       William Junior Rodriguez-Lott, 53, a hospice nurse who also served in the Chapel Oaks Volunteer Fire Department, was charged by a grand jury Thursday with third- and fourth-degree sexual offense against a 14-year-old, Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Aisha Braveboy (D) said during a news conference.

       Efforts to reach Rodriguez-Lott for comment were unsuccessful. A woman who answered the phone for a number associated with him declined to comment or say whether he had an attorney.

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       Rodriguez-Lott, who lives in Bowie, was being held in the Prince George’s County’s detention center in Upper Marlboro, a spokeswoman for Braveboy said.

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       Braveboy offered scant details about the incident, saying the crime occurred July 14 when Rodriguez-Lott offered to assist the teen somehow and engaged in sexual activity multiple times.

       “This case involved an incident where a young person in our community was taken advantage of by someone that we believe that young person didn’t know,” she said. “Unfortunately, sometimes our young people make mistakes: They accept favors from strangers, they end up putting themselves in situations they did not intend to be in. In this case, the results were devastating.”

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       Braveboy warned young people not to accept rides from strangers or walk alone. She said Rodriguez-Lott’s alleged offense had no connection to his official duties as a volunteer firefighter with Chapel Oaks.

       Tiffany Green, chief of Prince George’s County Fire and EMS Department, said in a statement that Rodriguez-Lott was removed from active operations July 27 after the department learned of the investigation. She declined further comment.

       A Facebook page for Rodriguez-Lott says he also is known as “Hector.” The page says he is a former Army nurse who has been employed with the hospice Capital Caring Health, as well as the Boy Scouts of America.