Firefighter held on child sex charge

A firefighter was ordered held without bail after pleading not guilty to charges that he had sex with a girl under 13. 34-year-old Rusty Brooks was charged with three counts of sexual assault. Brooks is a member of the White Creek, N.Y., Fire Company and at one time was an assistant chief of the North Bennington Fire Department. Court records show the the girl's aunt notified the Department of Children and Families, saying the child had been sexually abused since she was 10. Brooks denied the allegations.