Hospital workers charged for not reporting abuse complaint \r
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Last Edited: Tuesday, 06 May 2008, 5:20 PM MST \r
Created: Tuesday, 06 May 2008, 3:58 PM MST \r
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The Scottsdale City Prosecutor's office is charging 4 people in connection to a sexualassault at a local hospital. All 4 people are charged with failing to report the assault of an incapacitated/vulnerable adult.\r
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According to Scottsdale police, a patient at Scottsdale Healthcare-Osborn was sexuallyassaulted on November 17, however, the victim was incapacitated and therefore unable to report the crime until December 12.\r
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The assault was later reported to police by hospital staff in January. According to detectives, the hospital was conducting it's own internal investigation prior to notifying police.\r
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State law requires medical personnel in charge of ""vulnerable adults"" to immediately report suspected abuse to police.\r
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Detectives with the sexcrimes unit interviewed staff and the victim but were unable to identify a suspect in the case. They submitted their findings to the prosecutor's office and the decision was made to charge 4 staff members with failing to report the incident.\r
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Those charged include:\r
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53 year-old Susan Livengood of Mesa is the Associate Vice President of Scottsdale Healthcare-Osborn\r
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45 year-old Shelly Van Vianen of Phoenix is the Nurse Manager\r
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44 year-old Patricia Crellin of Phoenix is a Psychiatrist as Scottsdale Healthcare-Osborn\r
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59 year-old Madlyn Costantino of Tempe is a Rehab Coordinator\r
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All 4 are scheduled to appear in court on May 15. Convictions yes !
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