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Arizona Police Arrest Nurse Suspected Of Impregnating Incapacitated Woman

Nathan Sutherland, 36, a licensed practical nurse who police say worked at the Hacienda HealthCare facility in Phoenix, has been charged with sexual assault and vulnerable adult abuse.

Updated at 1:53 p.m. ET

Police in Phoenix say they have arrested a man suspected of assaulting and impregnating an incapacitated woman who gave birth at a long-term care facility.

Nathan Sutherland, 36, a licensed practical nurse has been charged with one count of sexual assault and one count of vulnerable adult abuse, according to

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