Lawyer: No Proof Nurse Raped Arizona Patient Who Had Baby

Lawyer: No Proof Nurse Raped Arizona Patient Who Had Baby
Phoenix police say Nathan Sutherland, a licensed practical nurse, has been arrested on a charge of sexual assault of an incapacitated woman who gave birth last month at a long-term health care facility on Jan. 23, 2019. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office/AP
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PHOENIX—A nurse who was supposed to be looking after an incapacitated woman at a long-term health care facility was charged on Jan. 23, with raping her, weeks after she stunned her caregivers and family by giving birth to a baby boy.

Nathan Sutherland, a licensed practical nurse, has been arrested and charged with one count of sexual assault and one count of vulnerable adult abuse, according to court records.