The U.S. Division of Justice has unsealed an indictment that accuses a former Oregon Division of Corrections nurse of sexually assaulting a dozen ladies in custody on the state ladies's jail.
Tony Klein, 37, has been charged with 21 counts of depriving the victims of their constitutional proper to not be subjected to merciless and weird punishment by sexually assaulting them on the Espresso Creek Correctional Facility, the U.S. Lawyer's Workplace District of Oregon stated Monday.
The indictment alleges that in 2016 and 2017 Klein, of Clackamas County, dedicated varied types of sexual assault together with aggravated sexual abuse and "some leading to bodily damage," the Justice Division stated.
Klein additionally faces costs of 4 counts of perjury associated to a federal lawsuit over alleged sexual misconduct whereas he was a nurse on the facility, the legal professional's workplace stated.
Throughout a courtroom listening to Monday, Klein, by means of his legal professional, pleaded not responsible to the entire costs, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported.
Final week, Oregon Public Broadcasting launched an investigation that discovered not less than 27 ladies accused Klein of inappropriate actions and sexual assault.
Prosecutors requested for his detention, however Klein was granted pretrial launch.
Klein may face life in jail if convicted.
After he resigned from Espresso Creek Correctional Facility in 2018, Klein was employed by the nonprofit well being system Legacy Well being, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported.
"Legacy Well being can not touch upon an ongoing federal investigation," a spokesperson for Legacy stated in an announcement to OPR. "Mr. Klein is at present on depart."