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| Mason | Sep 29 2015, 10:28 PM Post #1 |
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. Read This! Quite a difference. What a difference Skin Hue Makes at Duke! http://www.wral.com/key-question-was-duke-hospital-employee-sexually-assaulted-in-bathroom-/14935726/ . |
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| abb | Sep 30 2015, 02:46 AM Post #2 |
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Key question: Was Duke hospital employee sexually assaulted in bathroom? Posted 1:53 p.m. yesterday Updated 7:02 p.m. yesterday Durham, N.C. — The attorney for the female employee who was attacked in a Duke University Hospital on Sept. 20 raised questions Tuesday about why the case is not being investigated as a sexual assault. The attack occurred at about 6 a.m. in a visitor bathroom on the ninth floor of the hospital. Workers said the female technician was followed into the bathroom after completing a procedure and was choked and shoved to the ground. She was bleeding and nearly unable to walk and was eventually loaded onto a stretcher and taken to the emergency room for treatment, witnesses said. But Justin Bamberg, the victim's attorney, said the attack went much further. "Duke administrators have adamantly denied that the victim was sexually assaulted," he said Tuesday. "And when asked, she stated, 'I can't remember if I was sexually assaulted. Why? Because I was choked to the point of unconsciousness.' And when she awoke her pants were down." Bamberg said a rape kit was performed by the hospital's sexual assault nurse exam team, but the incident is not being investigated as a sexual assault case either by Duke Police or the Durham Police Department. "The rape kit has not been processed," Bamberg said. "It is my understanding that until there is a suspect, that kit will not be processed - which is not uncommon procedure for law enforcement, however it does present my client with some troubling feelings and emotions." Douglas Stokke, a spokesperson for Duke University Hospital, said officials are cooperating with police and have not been given any new information about the incident. “Our understanding is that this case continues to be investigated as an “assault by strangulation” consistent with the police report on the incident. While aware of the statements made in the news conference this morning, we will avoid responding in the interest of protecting the confidentiality of the ongoing police investigation. The important thing is to let the investigation continue to be guided by the facts as they develop and hopefully result in the swift apprehension of the perpetrator," Stokke said in a statement. Employees criticized hospital administrators for not issuing an alert or placing the hospital on lockdown, even as hospital security and Durham police scoured the building for the attacker. One worker said she learned of the attack from other workers when she began her Sunday night shift. "It was kind of a different mood because you didn’t know who knew and who didn’t know," she said. Security guards would answer worker questions – but only if asked directly – and were told not to offer any additional information to staff or patients, workers said. A Duke Hospital spokesman said an on-site administrator visited each unit that morning and alerted nursing leadership of the attack, but workers said they were never notified. He declined to comment on why an alert wasn't issued or why patients weren’t notified. The attacker, who was described as a 5-foot-5 man with a dark complexion and dreadlocks who was wearing red shorts and a white tank top, remains at large. "I have reason to believe that this was a security issue and that there were some failures that occurred," Bamberg said. "I do anticipate a lawsuit being filed in this matter on my client's behalf." Read more at http://www.wral.com/key-question-was-duke-hospital-employee-sexually-assaulted-in-bathroom-/14935726/#pXKh2Yw9im3rLVZH.99 |
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| abb | Sep 30 2015, 02:48 AM Post #3 |
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http://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2015/09/questions-remain-after-attack-on-hospital-employee Questions remain after attack on hospital employee By Abigail Xie | Wednesday, September 30 The lawyer of a hospital employee attacked Sept. 20 is questioning Duke’s handling of the situation. The University did not send out a notification to patients and employees immediately following the incident. After a female employee at Duke University Hospital was attacked Sept. 20, questions surround the nature of the attack, how it occurred and how it was handled by hospital administrators. Although early reports described the incident as a sexual assault, statements from the hospital and a memo emailed to all employees Sept. 24—four days after the attack—asserted that this was not a case of sexual assault. The memo, sent by Kevin Sowers, president and CEO of DUH, acknowledged that communication to all staff in the hospital “should have been handled differently.” Sowers also described a “sense of vulnerability and fear” among hospital employees after the incident occurred, noting that “inconsistent information” was passed on after the incident. No notification was sent under the federal Clery Act, which requires DUH to send out timely warning notices when certain crimes occur. Some employees were not informed until about 24 hours after the incident. “It’s not just whether or not the Clery Act or any other provision of law mandates that they report to people—it’s that, out of an abundance of caution for the safety and security for the patients and employees, the prudent thing to do would’ve been to notify everyone immediately, so everyone would be on high alert,” said Justin Bamberg, one of the victim’s attorneys, who related his client’s account of what transpired to The Chronicle. According to Bamberg, the 26-year-old employee performed a routine electrocardiogram procedure on a patient at approximately 5 a.m. during her shift Sept. 20. She then used the restroom on the ninth floor of the hospital at around 5:15 a.m. While she was checking her hair in the mirror of the bathroom, the assailant came up behind her, choked her until the blood vessels in her eyes began to burst and she lost consciousness, Bamberg said. She woke up with her pants down, unsure of whether she had been sexually assaulted or violated in any way. Unable to walk, she called for help and was assisted onto a stretcher and taken to the emergency room, Bamberg said. Sexual assault nurse examiners then performed a rape kit exam on the victim. “It is my understanding that the rape kit won’t be tested until they have a suspect, and that is a systemic issue,” Bamberg said. “It’s not uncommon for law enforcement to not completely test a rape kit until they have a suspect, and it’s my understanding it has not been processed yet.” Bamberg added that the severity of the crime was not accurately reflected in Sowers’ employee memo, which said “an intruder approached an employee and put his arm around the employee’s neck and then shoved the employee to the ground.” Duke University Police Department and Durham Police Department are not investigating the attack as a sexual assault, but as an “assault by strangulation” consistent with the police report, according to a statement released by DUH Tuesday. Michael Schoenfeld, vice president for government affairs and public relations, and Sarah Avery, media relations officer for the School of Medicine, previously denied that the case involves sexual assault. DUPD policies created to uphold the Clery Act require “timely” notice for certain crimes, including aggravated assault, burglary, criminal homicide and sex offense, among others. Schoenfeld previously stated that the attack did not meet the Clery criteria, which is why it was not communicated immediately to students, faculty and staff. According to Bamberg’s understanding, administrators met with the directors from each hospital department after the incident Sunday. Directors were instructed to meet with charge nurses, who were instructed to notify employees of what had happened. “By its very nature, this is a system that would take forever, which is why you see such a breakdown in notifications,” Bamberg said. “Rather than locking down the hospital, which could’ve aided in the capture before they were able to leave the premises, or notifying the employees there was an assailant on the loose, none of that was done. The question remains—why was that not done?” Bamberg also raised questions as to how the intruder was able to get into the hospital during the early morning, as DUH visiting hours are between 5:30 a.m. and 9 p.m. and entering as an approved visitor outside those hours is a longer process. According to information he has obtained, employees have reported coming into the hospital for their shifts and seeing security officers asleep at the front desk or not even present. “For this attack to have happened around 5 a.m., how did this assailant even get into the hospital? Was he not stopped by security? Was he required to check in?” Bamberg said. “It’s not just that [the assault] happened or how it was handled, but what was it that opened the door to allow this to happen?” Sowers stated in the email memo to employees that police and security presence has been increased in DUH since the attack. A security assessment team will evaluate the current security system and report back with recommendations for improvements. “In addition to [increased] personnel, there are procedures and equipment, such as the metal screening machine in the Emergency Department that people must pass through,” Chief of DUPD John Dailey wrote in an email. “We are currently working closely with hospital administration to review all aspects of security to ensure there continues to be a safe environment.” Although Bamberg gave credit to the administration for acknowledging mistakes in communication and increasing hospital security after the assault, he noted that when incidents like these occur, they need to be addressed directly for what they are. “When women are sexually assaulted or attacked in some way that impeaches on their womanhood, they don’t want to come forward because it’s already embarrassing and dehumanizing in the first place,” he said. “When the hospital administrators come and downplay the situation and deny sexual assault, the victim has to read these things in the paper, and they’re put in a position where they’re victimized a second time.” In the statement released Tuesday, DUH did not directly respond to Bamberg’s information “in the interest of protecting the confidentiality of the ongoing police investigation.” Sowers could not be reached for comment in time for publication. |
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| abb | Sep 30 2015, 02:55 AM Post #4 |
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http://abc11.com/news/employee-in-duke-hospital-assault-speaks-out/1008112/ Employee in Duke Hospital assault questions investigation Alleged Duke Hospital sex assault The woman who said she was sexually assaulted speaks out By Tamara Gibbs Tuesday, September 29, 2015 06:33PM DURHAM (WTVD) -- Through her attorney, the woman who claims she was sexually assaulted in a bathroom at Duke University Hospital spoke out Tuesday. During a news conference, attorney Justin Bamberg raised questions about hospital security and how the incident was initially investigated. Bamberg said a rape kit is part of the investigation, but neither Duke Police, Durham Police, nor hospital administrators have confirmed the employee was sexually assaulted. The hospital's SANE Team performed a rape kit on the victim, but the results are still pending. Bamberg released a redacted version of the incident report which states the victim was in the restroom fixing her hair when an unidentified man attacked her. She claims he grabbed her neck, choked her, and pushed her to the ground. She awoke bleeding with no memory of whether she'd been sexually assaulted, according to the report. Bamberg said the victim - a newly-engaged 26-year-old mother of a young child who'd just started her job at Duke six months ago - was choked to the point of bursting blood vessels in her eyes. She passed out and awoke with her pants down, according to her attorney. Through her attorney, the employee is also questioning why more workers weren't immediately notified about the alleged attack. Bamberg shared an internal memo sent to employees after the incident. Hospital administrators acknowledged in the memo that there was a communication breakdown, adding that it may have led to erroneous information about the incident. Duke issued a statement after Tuesday's news conference: "We have not been informed of any new information related to this event, and the ongoing police investigation remains confidential. Our understanding is that this case continues to be investigated as an "assault by strangulation" consistent with the police report on the incident. While aware of the statements made in the news conference this morning, we will avoid responding in the interest of protecting the confidentiality of the ongoing police investigation. The important thing is to let the investigation continue to be guided by the facts as they develop and hopefully result in the swift apprehension of the perpetrator. We want to clearly express our profound anguish for what this employee was subjected to, and we will continue to support the employee in every way possible." Police have yet to make an arrest. They're looking for a man with a dark complexion standing 5' 5" tall. He was wearing red shorts and a white tank top at the time of the incident, according to the victim. Bamberg said the assailant was caught on surveillance cameras leaving the front entrance of the hospital. Bamberg also raised questions about hospital security. He told ABC11 that several employees have contacted him since the incident to complain about security guards that are napping at the front desk during early morning/overnight shifts. Meanwhile, the victim is still recovering and has not yet decided whether to return to work. http://dig.abclocal.go.com/wtvd/docs/092915-duke-hospital-memo-pdf.pdf |
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| Mason | Sep 30 2015, 02:57 AM Post #5 |
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They wanted to minimize this from the beginning, from the very beginning. They could have called it sexual assault, aggravated assault, or attempted murder however they ran from all of those for a reason. WRAL seems like the only outfit remotely interested. . |
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| abb | Sep 30 2015, 02:58 AM Post #6 |
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http://wncn.com/2015/09/29/attorney-seeks-answers-after-duke-hospital-employee-attacked/ Attorney seeks answers after Duke Hospital employee attacked By WNCN Staff Published: September 29, 2015, 8:49 am Updated: September 29, 2015, 7:11 pm DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) – An attorney for a Duke University Hospital female employee who was assaulted at the hospital about a week ago held a news conference Tuesday to provide new details in the case. Attorney Justin Bamberg provided additional information about the attack that occurred Sunday, Sept. 20. The victim was found on a bathroom floor, according to the incident report provided by Bamberg. The victim said she had been in a patient’s room doing an EKG. She then said she went to a bathroom, used the bathroom, washed her hands and was fixing her hair when a man came up behind her and grabbed her neck, a report provided by the attorney stated. The victim said the man pushed her and choked her. According to the report, the victim could not remember if she had been sexually assaulted. Bamberg said his client woke up with her pants down. “She lost consciousness and when she woke up, she awoke afraid, alone, bleeding, unable to walk and unable to speak, Bamberg said. Bamberg said the victim was eventually able to call for help. He wants to know why the incident wasn’t classified as a sexual assault since Duke employees performed a rape kit. “There are many questions surrounding this incident, in particular, employees have raised up in high numbers to question why they were not timely notified of this assault. They questioned if their safety was put in danger,” Bamberg said. After the incident, Duke University Hospital said the incident was not a sexual assault. The victim has not been identified, but Bamberg says she’s a 26-year-old woman and mother. A suspect has not been identified in the case. Bamberg also wants to know how the assailant was able to get away. He believes the individual was caught on surveillance video leaving the hospital. “Many employees have raised concerns of security issues at the hospital. I’ve received information that employees have come into work during these early morning shifts only to see the front desk security sleeping on the job or to see the front desk completely empty,” Bamberg said. In a statement issued shortly after the incident, Duke University Hospital said they are “committed to continue making Duke University Hospital as safe as possible for our patients, their loved ones and our employees.” On Tuesday, Duke University Hospital President Kevin Sowers told WNCN that police and security forces have been increased as a precaution. “Also, I have immediately appointed a security assessment team to quickly evaluate our security measures throughout the medical center and to report back to me with any recommendations,” Sowers said. Duke University Hospital released a statement Tuesday afternoon in response to the incident. “We have not been informed of any new information related to this event, and the ongoing police investigation remains confidential. Our understanding is that this case continues to be investigated as an “assault by strangulation” consistent with the police report on the incident. While aware of the statements made in the news conference this morning, we will avoid responding in the interest of protecting the confidentiality of the ongoing police investigation. The important thing is to let the investigation continue to be guided by the facts as they develop and hopefully result in the swift apprehension of the perpetrator. We want to clearly express our profound anguish for what this employee was subjected to, and we will continue to support the employee in every way possible.” |
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| MikeZPU | Sep 30 2015, 11:03 AM Post #7 |
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This is absolutely ridiculous! Oh my gosh! I am incredulous! |
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| MikeZPU | Sep 30 2015, 04:08 PM Post #8 |
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I haven't heard anything about any items being stolen from the victim, so I have only one simple, basic question: why the hell would a male perp pick out some random female victim, go into a female bathroom and choke her to unconsciousness, if he did not plan to sexually assault the victim? especially given the victim's claim that she found her pants halfway down!!!! and that nothing was stolen!!! Her eye blood vessels were observed to have popped, so they have direct evidence that she is telling the truth about being strangled!!!! http://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2015/09/questions-remain-after-attack-on-hospital-employee I am doing what I can to bring this to the attention of Megyn Kelly, Bill O'Reilly, and Sean Hannity. I am going to email the local chapter of NOW Durham as well as the national chapter of NOW. This is outrageous! Edited by MikeZPU, Sep 30 2015, 04:52 PM.
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