Two women who say male ICU nurse sexually abused them while they were unconscious sue Colorado hospital
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Denver — Two women who say a male nurse sexually assaulted them while they were unconscious in intensive care filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the Colorado hospital where they were being treated, alleging the hospital's management didn't do enough to prevent the abuse.
The lawsuit - which is proposed as a class action suit - alleges St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Junction and SCL Health and Intermountain Healthcare, the companies that ran the hospital, knew or should have known about the actions of the nurse, Christopher Lambros, who has been arrested and charged with sexual assault. Police say Lambros would record himself sexually abusing female patients while they were unconscious or incapacitated.
In at least one instance, reports CBS Colorado, Lambros was allegedly caught taking a selfie of himself with an unconscious female patient female patient whose gown had been pulled up, exposing her torso.
