{"id":13647,"date":"2019-01-23T12:35:03","date_gmt":"2019-01-23T17:35:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=13647"},"modified":"2019-01-23T12:35:03","modified_gmt":"2019-01-23T17:35:03","slug":"nurse-arrested-over-us-care-home-patient-pregnancy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2019\/01\/23\/nurse-arrested-over-us-care-home-patient-pregnancy\/","title":{"rendered":"Nurse arrested over US care home patient pregnancy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Police in Arizona say they have arrested a nurse after a patient at a care facility gave birth.<\/p>\n

The suspect has been named as Nathan Sutherland, 36, who worked at the Hacienda Healthcare clinic.<\/p>\n

He is being charged with one count of sexual assault and one count of abusing a vulnerable adult.<\/p>\n

The 29-year-old patient, who has reportedly been in the care of the clinic since she was a toddler, gave birth on 29 December.<\/p>\n

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The 29-year-old patient, who has reportedly been in the care of the clinic since she was a toddler, gave birth on 29 December.<\/p>\n

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Staff at the facility said at the time that they were unaware she was pregnant until she went into labour.<\/p>\n

The child, a boy, is now in the care of the patient’s family.<\/p>\n

After the birth, a police investigation into the sexual assault was launched and DNA samples were collected from male staff.<\/p>\n

Authorities said Mr Sutherland is a licensed practical nurse who was responsible for caring for the victim during the time the sexual assault took place.<\/p>\n

He is being held at the Maricopa County Jail.<\/p>\n

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The CEO of Hacienda Healthcare has resigned over the incident, and earlier this week\u00a0the clinic announced two members of staff had left the facility<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The patient’s family have described her as having “significant intellectual disabilities” and say she cannot speak but has limited movement and can respond to sounds.<\/p>\n

A lawyer for the relatives previously described them as “outraged, traumatised and in shock” at the assault.<\/p>\n

At a news conference on Wednesday announcing the arrest, Phoenix Police Chief Jeri Williams said the case had become “the highest priority of our police department”.<\/p>\n

“We owed this arrest to the victim,” Chief Williams said. “We owed this arrest to the newest member of our community, that innocent baby.”<\/p>\n

Police are still investigating whether Mr Sutherland – who has worked at Hacienda since 2011 – has assaulted any other patients.<\/p>\n

It is unclear whether he was an employee or contractor who worked at any other facilities.<\/p>\n

Police Sgt Tommy Thompson told reporters the baby is doing well.<\/p>\n

“We can’t always choose how we come into this life, but we as a community can choose to love this child.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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