(WXIN/WTTV) — Johnson County Coroner Mike Pruitt has been officially charged with 14 misdemeanors after State Police began investigating texts between him and a 17-year-old girl.

Documents filed Friday in Johnson Superior Court 3 charged Pruitt with seven counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor and seven counts of furnishing alcohol to a minor, both misdemeanors. Court records show he made an initial appearance in court on Friday.

Pruitt is a familiar face in central Indiana, previously holding other high-profile positions in the area. These include deputy chief of the Bargersville Fire Department, public information officer for the Wayne Township Fire Department and a member of the elite Indiana Task Force One.

FOX59/CBS4 broke the story of accusations against Pruitt last

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