Posted on Wed, Dec 15, 2010 : 1:40 p.m.
Patient at University of Michigan Hospital accused of exposing himself to employee
By Amalie Nash
A patient at the University of Michigan Hospital could be charged with indecent exposure after a staff member reported he began fondling himself in front of her Tuesday, campus police said.
The patient was lying in bed when the staff member entered at 11:26 p.m., reports said. She said the man made inappropriate comments and then began fondling himself, reports said.
She reported the incident to hospital security officers, who alerted police.
Campus police spokeswoman Diane Brown said the patient is a 45-year-old Livonia man, but she did not have information on why he was hospitalized.
The case will be turned over to prosecutors for review.
Comments
treetowncartel
Thu, Dec 16, 2010 : 12:57 p.m.
@ Pinky, not until i saw your avatar
Ricebrnr
Thu, Dec 16, 2010 : 12:29 p.m.
"word" police? more like thought police.
ypsidog
Thu, Dec 16, 2010 : 10:20 a.m.
Good one drut ferguson, got one by the word poilce!! a2.com, you never cease to amaze me with your inconsistency!!
Gaboo
Thu, Dec 16, 2010 : 8:50 a.m.
I would be much more concerned if it was a staff member exposing himself to a patient.
Killroy
Thu, Dec 16, 2010 : 8:19 a.m.
@ treetowncartel, you practicing, huh?
treetowncartel
Wed, Dec 15, 2010 : 11:35 p.m.
One can fondle and not expose, the headline takes this further than the content of the article. Can we get some synchronicity here?
Terrin
Wed, Dec 15, 2010 : 10:39 p.m.
The story really is vague on details. The guy is in a hospital. Perhaps he is suffering from some sort of mental problem. The problem probably should be handled internally not made a legal matter. The nurse was not touched, and she certainly has seen naked male bodies before. My girlfriend is a nurse as well, and has experienced similar problems. Normally, the person has some sort of medical problem. Nonetheless, she'd never report it to security to be made a police matter. She'd get a male nurse to take care of the person or take step to address the problem internally. Provided the person hasn't hurt anybody, he should be a patient first.
RJA
Wed, Dec 15, 2010 : 7:14 p.m.
Physical health un-known, perhaps he should be on the mental floor. Great job nurse for reporting this 45 yr. old man.
drut_ferguson
Wed, Dec 15, 2010 : 5 p.m.
You'd have to be a real jerk to pull something like that.
smokeblwr
Wed, Dec 15, 2010 : 4:40 p.m.
My girlfriend used to be a nurse in a hospital and would report this is a very common occurrence. Rest assured this display of manhood is never rewarded and usually resulted in a good laugh in the break room at the offender's expense.