Personal Injury Law

Sexual attack inside Children's Hospital alleged in lawsuit

By Kirk Bernard, Esq.

A teenaged patient at Children?s Hospital in Seattle says she was sexually assaulted by another patient. According to the lawsuit, the alleged sexual assault happened while both the victim and her attacker were patients in the psych ward.

In August, 2006, a teenage girl was admitted as a patient to the psychiatric unit at Children's Hospital, suffering from depression.

According to the complaint, after her arrival "she was left in a conference room by herself" when "a large male patient, age 17, came into the conference room" and "sexually assaulted" her.

The complaint also says that during the girl's stay, she "was terrified of the male patient" who continually harassed her. In addition, the complaint states that the male patient was discharged from Children?s Hospital, then readmitted, and was placed in a room right next to the girl.

Full post as published by Seattle Injury Blog on February 20, 2008 (boomark / email).