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Civil suit names hospital alongside Detroit nurse in complaint
A civil lawsuit names the former Detroit nurse in a case that allegedly took place between Aug. 18 and 19 when a woman who was hospitalized for issues involving alcoholism was sexually assaulted four separate times.
(FOX 2) - The ex-nurse who allegedly assaulted a patient while working at Sinai Grace Hospital in Detroit has been charged with sexual assault in connection with a 31-year-old woman.
Wilfredo Figueroa-Berrios, 47, of Wayne, has already been charged in other assault cases and was named in a civil lawsuit last week.
The latest:
A news release from the Wayne County Prosecutors Office named Figueroa-Berrios as the defendant in a criminal sexual conduct case stemming back to an incident in August.
The ex-Detroit nurse allegedly sexually assaulted a 31-year-old woman who had been admitted as a patient at Sinai Grace Hospital on Aug. 12.
He was arraigned on third-degree criminal sexual conduct over the weekend. Magistrate Delphia Burton gave Figueroa-Berrios a $100,000/10% bond with a GPS tether and curfew requirement if he is released.
He was also ordered to have no contact with the victims and to avoid any hospitals unless he has a personal emergency.
Mug shot of Wilfredo Figueroa-Berrios, 47, of Wayne, during a previous arraignment for a separate assault case.
The backstory:
A civil lawsuit filed last week named the ex-nurse as well as Sinai-Grace and its owner, Tenet Healthcare, for a sexual assault that happened on Aug. 18–19. Figueroa-Berrios allegedly assaulted a patient multiple times who was being treated for alcoholism.
Her attorney said when the patient later complained to staff about the assaults, they dismissed her. The lawyer added that the defendant was spotted on video entering and re-entering the room where the assaults took place.
"It's disgusting; it's vile," Todd Flood told FOX 2 last week.
Figueroa-Berrios was previously charged after he allegedly forced himself on a victim in a porta-john in Detroit this past May.
Patient sexually assaulted by Detroit nurse had complaints to staff dismissed, attorney says
A woman who was hospitalized for issues relating to alcoholism was assaulted four times by the nurse assigned to her, a lawsuit claims. The same defendant is also charged in other sexual assault cases.
The Source: Previous reporting a news release from the Wayne County Prosecutors Office was cited for this story.