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Nurse had sex with patient then accused HIM of assault when she was caught
A Wisconsin nurse has admitted to having sex with a patient then deflecting by falsely accusing him of assaulting her, prosecutors have said.
Melissa Rose Knutson was sentenced to 18 months in prison and two years of public supervision after pleading guilty to misconduct in public office.
Knutson, of Readstown, was treating the man, who was a drug court participant, when she 'repeatedly' engaged in sex with him, prosecutors said.
Her actions were reported to the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services. She told investigators the man had sexually assaulted her.
Knutson eventually admitted to the lie and said she did it out of fear of facing the consequences of her actions, prosecutors said.
She pleaded no contest to misconduct and resisting/obstructing an officer.
Three more charges of second-degree sexual assault by an employee of a child welfare agency or care/service residential facility were dismissed but read in, records showed.
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Judge Paul Curran called her actions 'despicable' and an 'embarrassment to nurses everywhere,' People reported.
He also described the former medic's remorse as being 'a mile wide and an inch deep.'
'The harm caused by Ms. Knutson was deep and significant,' District Attorney Kevin Croninger said.
'Not only did she violate the sacred trust between a patient and a nurse, but she compounded that by falsely accusing the patient of sexual assault.
'This situation is particularly egregious given the patient in this situation was a participant in drug court.'
Knutson had been tasked with giving the patient Vivitrol, a substance abuse drug, while he was in her care.
Her lie was discovered after the patient's text messages revealed she had initiated the sexual relationship.
She had threatened to deny it if it was ever found out, prosecutors said.
Knutson will be supervised for two years after serving 18 months in jail.