Nurse is accused of masturbating disabled patient who is paralysed in both arms
- A NZ nurse allegedly sexually assaulted a quadriplegic patient
- The nurse allegedly masturbated the ‘half asleep’ patient
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A quadriplegic patient has taken the nurse who allegedly sexually assaulted him while he was asleep to a tribunal.
The nurse, only named as Mr S, is accused of masturbating quadriplegic man Mr A while the patient was living at a New Zealand community health facility in 2019.
Mr S appeared before the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal in Auckland on Wednesday, where he was accused of acting in a ‘inappropriate and/or sexually inappropriate’ manner’, reports local outlet Stuff.
Mr A, who is paralysed in both his legs and arms, claims Mr S initially came into his room to change the bandages on a pressure wound.
A quadriplegic community health patient in New Zealand claims a nurse sexually assaulted him while he was sleeping in 2019
He said he rolled over to assist the nurse and was ‘half asleep’ when Mr S began checking his groin for leaks from his catheter tube.
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Mr A said he gave Mr S permission to check the tube but was woken by the sound of kissing and felt Mr A touching his nipples and penis.
The patient claims the nurse masturbated him and played with his nipples
‘He didn’t ask to touch me like that. He just did it,’ Mr A told the hearing.
‘I had to drink a lot that night to get what happened out of my head.’
The patient made a report to police about the incident a few days later.
Mr A had allegedly masturbated Mr S once before, but with the patient’s consent.
Representing the Professional Conduct Committee, lawyer Jo Hughson told the court Mr S’s alleged actions were ‘totally inappropriate’.
Mr S denies Mr A’s allegations and claims the pair never engaged in sexual conduct.
