Nurse Who Allegedly Raped Incapacitated Woman Pleads Not Guilty

Nathan Sutherland, 36, a licensed practical nurse, was arrested on a charge of sexual assault of an incapacitated woman who gave birth in December 2018 at a long-term health care facility in Phoenix, Arizona operated by Hacienda Healthcare. Phoenix Police Chief Jeri Williams said on Jan. 23, 2019, that investigators arrested Sutherland on one count of sexual assault and one count of vulnerable adult abuse. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office via AP

A male nurse who allegedly raped an incapacitated woman in an Arizona care facility pleaded not guilty on Feb. 5.

Nathan Sutherland, 36, was linked to the crime through a DNA sample he was forced to take via a court order that the Phoenix Police Department obtained after the 29-year-old victim gave birth in December 2018.