Two patients are suing a Colorado hospital system after they claim they were drugged, sexually assaults and photographed by a nurse.
About four terabytes of data, including 700,000 photos and 65,000 hours of video, were found on the nurse's cellphone, according to the lawsuit.
The nurse, Christopher Lambros, was arrested in October on sexual assault charges. Southwest of Denver is Grand JUNCTION.
Lambros was arrested after another hospital employee said he took a photo of a patient's genitals.
According to the lawsuit, Lambros drugged two of his alleged victims before exposing them and sexually touching them while he recorded himself. They weren't named in the lawsuit.
There are four victims, three of which have been identified, but Lambros has been charged in connection to two of them.
The case will be back in January as we are still investigating. We can't speculate on what we find, and we can't say what evidence we have.
Lambros drugged and attacked one of the victims in the intensive care unit. The woman had bad memories of him when she woke up July 2.
According to the lawsuit, she began to say that Lambros was a bad man. She didn't know about the assaults until after she left the hospital.
She has suffered a lot of emotional distress because of the invasion of her privacy. She pays about $905 a month towards her medical bill.
Lambros took pictures and videos of the second victim after he was attacked. The lawsuit states that an employee saw him photographing the patient and lying on her bare stomach.
Lambros whispered into the camera, "Don't ever get rid of these videos" in one video that investigators found on his cellphone. It's important to keep them forever. It's your Dexter collection.
The television series "Dexter" is about a serial killer.
Lambros was able to drug and sexually assault patients while employed at the hospital.
According to the lawsuit, hospital staff should have been aware of Lambros' use of sedative medication, which he was not authorized to administer to patients, and other employees should have seen signs of sexual assault on the patient's body.
The hospital should have been aware of his actions on the cameras.
According to the lawsuit, Lambros engaged in sexual misconduct and invasions of privacy on a regular basis. Lambros' conduct was or should have been obvious to the defendants.
According to the lawsuit, St. Mary's is a subsidiary of the two healthcare companies.
Lambros was placed on administrative leave after allegations were made. After his arrest, he was fired from the hospital.
The president of St. Mary's Medical Center said that the accusations against the former nurse were reprehensible. Patients should feel safe in our care. We work closely with law enforcement to make sure our patients are protected.
A call center was set up for patients with questions or concerns, and the healthcare system contacted known victims directly.
According to the lawsuit, Lambros' alleged victims suffered losses, including medical expenses, lost wages and mental anguish. Pre- and post-judgment interest and attorneys' fees are being sought by the plaintiffs.
Lawyers for the victims asked anyone who was a patient at the hospital between 2012 and 2022 to contact them, as there could be more victims.
According to the Mesa County Sheriff's Office, Lambros is being held on a million dollar bond.
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