US EditionEx-Oregon prison nurse convicted of sexually assaulting 9 women in custody
- Former nurse Tony Klein has been found guilty of sexually abusing nine women at a women's prison in Oregon. He was convicted of 21 federal charges, including sexual assault and making false statements under oath. The jury found that he violated the women's constitutional right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment.
- The abuse occurred at the Coffee Creek correctional facility, where Klein worked from 2010 until his resignation in 2018. Seventeen women testified during the trial, stating that Klein touched them inappropriately during medical appointments or while they worked in the prison infirmary.
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Former Oregon prison nurse found guilty of sexually assaulting 9 female inmates
A former nurse at a women's prison in Oregon was found guilty by a federal jury of sexually assaulting nine female inmates. Tony Daniel Klein, 38, of Clackamas County, was convicted of 17 counts of depriving women of their constitutional right not to be subjected to cruel and unusual punishment by sexual assault, the Department of Justice said in a news release Tuesday. "Tony Klein used his position of authority to prey on women in custody who w…
Oregon prison nurse guilty of sexually abusing nine women in custody
Tony Klein, 38, convicted of 21 of 23 federal charges and could face life imprisonmentA former nurse at women’s prison in Oregon was found guilty of sexually abusing nine women while they were in custody.Tony Klein, 38, was convicted of 21 of the 23 federal charges, including 17 counts pertaining to sexual assault and four of making false statements under oath in a deposition. Continue reading...
Former Oregon prison nurse sexually assaults women in custody
A federal jury found a former Oregon women's prison nurse guilty Tuesday of sexually abusing nine women while in detention. The jury reached its verdict in the case against Tony Klein, 38, after nearly two days of deliberations, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported. Klein was convicted of 21 of the 23 federal charges he faced, including 17 charges related to sexual assault and four for making false statements under oath in a deposition. Jurors de…
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