Crime & Safety
Hospital Staffer Inappropriately Touched Patient: Nassau Police
Police say he touched her while taking her back to her room after a procedure.
EAST MEADOW, NY — A staff member at Nassau University Medical Center was arrested on Sunday after police say he inappropriately touched a patient at the hospital.
According to police, a 29-year-old woman was being treated at the hospital, which is located at 2201 Hempstead Turnpike in East Meadow, when she was inappropriately touched by a staff member while being transported back to her room.
The woman called police and reported the incident. After an investigation, police arrested Taylor Melecio, 25, of Harvest Road, Wantagh.
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Melecio is charged with forcible touching. He was arraigned on Monday and released on his own recognizance with a temporary order of protection.
Police ask anyone who thinks they may have also been a victim of Melecio to call Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS.
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