Five months after it shocked the country and grabbed headlines, the story of the incapacitated Arizona woman who unexpectedly gave birth in a long-term care facility is back with another twist: A doctor has determined the woman had been pregnant before.
A report from the Maricopa County Medical Center reveals the 29-year-old woman not only had gone through a previous pregnancy, but also she’d been “violated repeatedly” during her years at Hacienda HealthCare. The report is part of a $45 million notice of claim her family’s lawyer filed on Wednesday against the state and the facility.
The unidentified woman’s story first surfaced in December, when she gave birth to a boy in the long-term facility, where she had been in a coma-like state for several years. DNA tests linked the sexual assault to caregiver Nathan Sutherland, who’s been charged with sexual assault and vulnerable adult abuse. He’s pleaded not guilty.
Source: https://www.wcvb.com/article/docs-incapacitated-woman-who-gave-birth-at-care-facility-had-likely-been-pregnant-before/27569360
