Hospital Employee Accused Of Sex Act
MIAMI -- A Mount Sinai Medical Center employee was arrested Wednesday after he confessed to performing a sex act on a male patient waking up from anesthesia after surgery.
Pedro J. Gonzalez, 27, who transports patients within the hospital, was charged with sexual battery, Miami Beach police said.
Gonzalez was immediately fired following the April 30 incident where the patient said Gonzalez wheeled him from a recovery room to his standard room, helped him out of bed and "began to perform oral sex" on him, according to a police report obtained by a local newspaper.
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Although the 31-year-old patient was coming off anesthesia, he told detectives he was aware of the act and could ID the suspect.
The patient told a nurse and later called Miami Beach police, according to the report.
"Even an isolated incident is unacceptable. We worked very closely with the Miami Beach police on this matter, and (we) will continue to assist the authorities until a proper resolution is achieved," spokeswoman Pamela Gadinsky said in a statement.
The hospital did not return a telephone call Wednesday night by The Associated Press.
It was not clear if Gonzalez had legal representation. A message could not be left at a listing for a Pedro Gonzalez in Hialeah.
