Nurse charged with sexual assault after woman in vegetative state gave birth

Police have charged a male nurse with sexual assault and abuse of a vulnerable adult less than a month after a woman in a vegetative state unexpectedly gave birth at a health-care facility in Phoenix.

The man was identified as Nathan Sutherland, 36, a licensed nurse who was at least partly responsible for the woman’s care at Hacienda HealthCare.

Authorities obtained a search warrant compelling Sutherland to give a DNA sample Tuesday morning. A few hours later, he was in handcuffs.

The birth — and the sexual assault that must have preceded it — cast a harsh glare on conditions at a nonprofit organization that bills itself as a leading provider of health care for Phoenix’s medically fragile. read more »

South Korean officials investigate widespread sexual abuse in sports

The U.S. isn’t the only country dealing with sexual abuse in sports.

While American officials continue to grapple with fallout from the Larry Nassar scandal, South Korea has announced an investigation into widespread allegations of coaches assaulting and mistreating female athletes.

The National Human Rights Commission of Korea said it will spend a year interviewing thousands of athletes of all ages in dozens of sports. read more »

French child rape case is another lesson about sports abuse

The victims’ parents regarded him as a family friend, unaware of the tortures he was inflicting on their children behind closed doors.

His past glories as a champion swimmer helped lull admirers into thinking that Vincent Leroyer was reliable, someone to look up to. Yet the truth, finally aired at his trial in southwest France this week for raping and sexually assaulting children, was that the ex-elite athlete — like other notorious sports officials and coaches — was using his position to brutalize young people. read more »