«Breaking News» Police fear there are MORE victims at healthcare center where a quadriplegic woman gave birth

Police are investigating whether there are any more victims at an Arizona care home where a quadriplegic patient gave birth after being raped.  

Officers said investigations are ongoing at the Hacienda Healthcare center in Phoenix despite the arrest of 36-year-old nurse Nathan Sutherland on Wednesday.

Sutherland has been charged with rape after a severely disabled 29-year-old woman, who has been at the center since 1992, gave birth last month.

Detectives said a DNA sample taken from Sutherland on Tuesday linked him to the baby boy, and he was subsequently arrested.

Police are still investigating Hacienda Healthcare in Phoenix amid fears there could be more sex victims after a male nurse was arrested for raping a quadriplegic woman 

Nathan Sutherland, 36, appeared in court yesterday charged with raping a 29-year-old patient after she gave birth last month and DNA linked him to the child 

Hacienda has also launched an investigation, which is still ongoing. 

The company said it fired Sutherland as soon as it learned of his arrest, and has introduced new safety measures in the wake of the scandal.

A statement from the company said: 'We will do everything in our power to ensure justice in this case.

'In the past two weeks, the Hacienda team has increased security measures to ensure the safety of all our patients. We will continue to do so. 

'We also will continue to review and improve what is already an in-depth vetting process for caregivers at Hacienda. 

'We will not tolerate any mistreatment of a Hacienda patient, nor will we stop until every Hacienda patient is as safe as we can make them.'

The case has prompted the departure or discipline of key figures at Hacienda HealthCare, including the CEO William Timmons.

Sutherland pleaded the fifth while speaking with police and refused to enter a plea in court, but his lawyer denied there was any evidence linking him to the crime 

Timmons resigned on December 31 as the provider announced new safety measures, including more than one staff member being present during patient interactions and more scrutiny of visitors.

Dr. Thanh Nguyen has been revealed as the victim's primary care doctor in a suspension letter obtained by CBS News .

Issued on January 15 - 10 days after the story first broke - the letter, addressed to Nguyen, states he placed 'one or more' of his patients' heath and welfare 'in danger'.

Nguyen has been suspended without pay until a full internal investigation is carried out by the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS).

The second physician is believed to be Dr. Phillip Gear, a veteran pediatrician in Phoenix, who has previously been reprimanded by the Arizona Medical board after the death of an infant under his care.

Practicing for more than 30 years, court records show Dr. Gear last checked the victim in April 2018 and noted no major changes in her health or condition.

Both of the woman's caregivers claimed to be unaware she was pregnant, but the time of Dr. Gear's last interaction with the victim would suggest she had been a few weeks pregnant at the time of the examination.

Sutherland pleaded the Fifth when questioned by police and did not enter a plea when he appeared in court on Wednesday.

But his lawyer subsequently said there was no evidence linking the devout Christian father-of-four directly to the crime.

'There's no direct evidence that Mr Sutherland has committed these acts,' Gregan said. 'I know at this point there's DNA. But he will have a right to his own DNA expert.' 

The defense attorney had asked for a lower bond on the grounds that Sutherland didn't have a criminal record. 

A Maricopa County Superior Court commissioner set a $500,000 cash-only bond. If Sutherland posts bond, he would need to wear an electronic monitoring device. 

Hacienda has launched its own investigation into the scandal, while CEO Bill Timmons stepped down last month in light of the scandal

Dr. Nguyen (left), the woman's primary care physician, was suspended on January 15 while Dr. Gear (right) has resigned in the wake of the scandal

He is charged with one count of sexual assault and one count of vulnerable adult abuse. 

Police said Sutherland had been a licensed practical nurse since 2011 and was directly responsible for caring for the victim at the facility. 

Investigators believe Sutherland raped the patient sometime between February and April. 

Officials at the facility said Sutherland went through an 'extensive background check' before he was hired. 

He had worked at Hacienda for eight years.  

The victims' family also issued a statement clarifying her condition amid earlier reports that she was in a vegetative state or a coma.

They said that while the woman is severely mentally disabled and requires feeding and breathing tubes, she is conscious and can respond to the world around her. 

'She has feelings, likes to be read to, enjoys soft music and is capable of responding to people she is familiar with, especially family', the relatives said.

Her condition is the result of seizures in early childhood, they added. She has been at the care center since she was three years old. 

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