{"id":19977,"date":"2019-05-23T19:00:56","date_gmt":"2019-05-23T19:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/2019\/05\/23\/disabled-woman-who-gave-birth-at-care-facility-may-have-been-impregnated-before\/"},"modified":"2019-05-23T19:00:56","modified_gmt":"2019-05-23T19:00:56","slug":"disabled-woman-who-gave-birth-at-care-facility-may-have-been-impregnated-before","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/disabled-woman-who-gave-birth-at-care-facility-may-have-been-impregnated-before\/","title":{"rendered":"Disabled Woman Who Gave Birth At Care Facility May Have Been Impregnated Before"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n The family of the woman who was raped and then gave birth last December has filed new documents alleging she may have been impregnated before. They are seeking $45 million in damages.<\/p>\n

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An incapacitated woman who gave birth after being a patient at an Arizona health care facility for more than two decades had been raped repeatedly and may have been impregnated before, her lawyers say. <\/p>\n

In documents filed Wednesday, the 29-year-old woman’s attorneys cite a medical exam in alleging that she suffered multiple sexual assaults. The exam found that the birth of a baby boy last December was “a non-nulliparous event,” the documents say, meaning she may have been pregnant before. <\/p>\n

The notice of claim, filed against the state’s Attorney General’s Office, seeks a $25 million settlement for the victim and $10 million each for her parents. If they do not come to an agreement within 60 days, the lawyers will take the case to court. <\/p>\n

Separate cases are underway against Nathan Sutherland, a former Hacienda HealthCare nurse who has been charged<\/a> with one count of sexual assault and one count of vulnerable adult abuse after DNA testing matched him to the baby. <\/p>\n

A spokesperson for Hacienda HealthCare said notices of claim are not filed with private companies. He added that the company does not expect to see a copy of the claim. <\/p>\n