Phoenix police arrest suspect in Hacienda HealthCare sex assault [View all]

Source: KTAR News 92.3 FM

PHOENIX — An arrest has been made in the sexual assault investigation involving a Hacienda HealthCare patient who gave birth last month, Phoenix police announced Wednesday.

Chief Jeri Williams said the suspect is 36-year-old Nathan Sutherland, a licensed practical nurse who was responsible for caring for the victim during the time the alleged sexual assault occurred. Sutherland is facing one count of sexual assault and one count of abusing a vulnerable adult. He has worked at the facility since 2011, according to Phoenix police.

Sgt. Tommy Thompson said the arrest of the Hacienda HealthCare employee was made after Phoenix police took DNA swabs from male employees earlier this month. Thompson said the investigation is ongoing and police are still determining how many times the victim was allegedly sexually assaulted.

It was not immediately known what type of care Sutherland provided to the victim, Thompson added. The woman gave birth at the Phoenix facility on Dec. 29, prompting a sexual assault investigation at the long-term care center near 16th Street and South Mountain Avenue.

Police initially described the woman as being in a vegetative state, but John Micheaels, the family’s lawyer, said she has “significant intellectual disabilities” and is not able to speak, but has some ability to move her limbs, head and neck, responds to sound and is able to make facial gestures.

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