Nathan Sutherland contests evidence in incapacitated woman s rape at Hacienda HealthCare
Jacques Billeaud
A nurse charged with sexually assaulting an incapacitated woman who later gave birth at a long-term care facility in Phoenix is asking a judge to throw out DNA evidence that authorities say ties him to the rape.
An attorney for Nathan Sutherland said in a court filing this week that the evidence should be tossed because Phoenix police officers didn t get a warrant or have probable cause to take his client s DNA and instead relied on a court order with a lesser standard of proof to gather the evidence.
The Phoenix Police Department has been fiercely criticized in recent weeks for several incidents of misconduct. Reporting this month from ABC15 revealed that Phoenix cops had passed around challenge coins that celebrate shooting a protester in the groin back in 2017. And the Maricopa County Attorney s Office dismissed a case earlier this month against anti-police brutality protesters who were falsely accused of being part of criminal street gang after it was revealed that police and prosecutors misled a grand jury with false and misleading statements and testimony. County Attorney Allister Adel has since announced that a retired judge would review the case for possible ethical violations.
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Man accused in incapacitated womanâs rape at Phoenix facility contests evidence
By Jacques Billeaud and FOX 10 Staff
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PHOENIX - A nurse charged with
sexually assaulting an incapacitated woman who later gave birth at a long-term care facility in Phoenix is asking a judge to throw out DNA evidence that authorities say ties him to the rape.
An attorney for
Nathan Sutherland said in a court filing this week that the evidence should be tossed because Phoenix police officers didn’t get a warrant or have probable cause to take his client’s DNA and instead relied on a court order with a lesser standard of proof to gather the evidence.