Nurse accused of kidnapping, sexually assaulting patient, police say

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WSMV/Gray News) – A nurse in Tennessee was arrested after police said he sexually assaulted a patient at a hospital.

The Murfreesboro Police Department said the nurse, 25-year-old Tyler Butcher, was taken into custody at his home Friday just after 9 p.m.

Butcher was charged with kidnapping, sexual battery, prevention of emergency services and indecent exposure, police said.

He was booked into the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center on a $14,000 bond.

Butcher has a hearing set for Feb. 5 in the Rutherford County General Sessions Court.

According to Ascension Saint Thomas, Butcher has been fired from Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital after his arrest.

“We are committed to providing a safe, respectful and trusted environment for our patients, visitors and associates,” the hospital said in a statement. “Allegations of this nature are treated with the utmost seriousness and sensitivity. The individual is no longer with our organization and we are fully cooperating with law enforcement as this investigation continues.”