Nursing Assistant charged for sexually assaulting 15-year-old girl at hospital, Hanover JA
A male nursing assistant at the Noel Holmes Hospital in Hanover is now in police custody concerning allegations that he sexually assaulted a child who had been admitted.
The 15-year-old patient was admitted for a drug overdose, allegedly after being sexually abused by a family member.
The mother of the 15-year-old child said that the girl is in emotional turmoil. She said the child has been crying a lot.
“She didn't get an opportunity to speak about the first incident, to open up to us, but now she knows we will listen; she is opening up,” the mother said.
Following the alleged hospital assault, the child's mother discharged her from the facility without doctors' permission.
“In the first place, a male nurse assistant shouldn't be on a female ward,” said the teen's mother.
In a tweet today, Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton called the situation "most distressing".
The minister said he has been in touch with the family and has also ordered an internal investigation.
The hospital assault reportedly happened shortly before midnight Friday
The teen was admitted on Wednesday.
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