Baden-Württemberg: 54-year-old for sexual abuse in court

Emmendingen (dpa / lsw) - Because he is said to have sexually abused two patients, a 54-year-old nurse is on trial in Emmendingen, Baden.

Baden-Württemberg: 54-year-old for sexual abuse in court

Emmendingen (dpa / lsw) - Because he is said to have sexually abused two patients, a 54-year-old nurse is on trial in Emmendingen, Baden. The case was heard in the district court on Wednesday.

The accused is charged with sexual abuse of the sick and those in need of help in connection with sexual abuse using a treatment relationship. As a nurse in a psychiatric facility in southern Baden, he is said to have developed intimate relationships with two women.

The indictment accuses him of having exploited the reduced resistance of women due to illness in the past year. He had had unprotected sex with a woman several times. According to the court, the verdict could still be pronounced on Wednesday.