Duke nurse charged with sexually assaulting a third incapacitated patient
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- Police charged Duke nurse with sexually assaulting a third incapacitated patient.
- Court records list alleged assaults dated May 23, May 30 and Dec. 6.
- Charges include misdemeanor sexual battery and sex act by employee.
Duke University police Tuesday charged a Duke nurse — who is already charged with sexually assaulting two incapacitated patients — with sexually assaulting a third patient back in May, court records show.
Jomil Uy Tugado, 39, was charged Dec. 19 with two counts each of misdemeanor sexual battery, sexual contact or penetration under the context of medical treatment, and a sex act by a government or private institution employee. The alleged assaults took place May 30 and Dec. 6, according to the respective arrest warrants.
Duke police obtained a third warrant accusing Tugado, of Durham, of assaulting a third patient while they were incapacitated on May 23, court records show.
State records show Tugado’s nursing license was suspended Thursday as a result of the charges, The News & Observer previously reported. Duke Health said on Dec. 19 that Tugado had been placed on administrative leave Dec. 7, according to ABC11, The N&O’s newsgathering partner.
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