Lilith
07-02-2004, 10:24 AM
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DENVER (Reuters) - Two Denver hospital workers took a
photograph of a man's genitals while he lay
unconscious in an emergency room after being mugged,
his attorney said on Wednesday.
Gregory Bradford, 35, was taken to Denver Health
Medical Center in February last year with a cracked
skull after being attacked outside a gay bar.
According to Bradford, a hospital employee pushed his
blanket down and took a picture of his genitals with a
small digital camera that Bradford had used to take
pictures of his friends at the bar.
"They disrobe him and put him on display. People are
coming in and out (of the emergency room) to see him,"
Bradford's lawyer Dan Caplis said.
"Then somebody gets the bright idea to take a photo of
him and leave the photo on the camera," Caplis added.
"They left the picture of him to humiliate him."
Bradford has filed notice of intent to sue.
A hospital spokeswoman said the incident had been
investigated immediately and two employees alleged to
have used the camera were no longer working for Denver
Health.
News of the incident surfaced a week after Denver
Health Medical Center announced it had fired five
paramedics and disciplined 12 others for harassing or
bullying patients in unrelated cases.
My Yahoo!
DENVER (Reuters) - Two Denver hospital workers took a
photograph of a man's genitals while he lay
unconscious in an emergency room after being mugged,
his attorney said on Wednesday.
Gregory Bradford, 35, was taken to Denver Health
Medical Center in February last year with a cracked
skull after being attacked outside a gay bar.
According to Bradford, a hospital employee pushed his
blanket down and took a picture of his genitals with a
small digital camera that Bradford had used to take
pictures of his friends at the bar.
"They disrobe him and put him on display. People are
coming in and out (of the emergency room) to see him,"
Bradford's lawyer Dan Caplis said.
"Then somebody gets the bright idea to take a photo of
him and leave the photo on the camera," Caplis added.
"They left the picture of him to humiliate him."
Bradford has filed notice of intent to sue.
A hospital spokeswoman said the incident had been
investigated immediately and two employees alleged to
have used the camera were no longer working for Denver
Health.
News of the incident surfaced a week after Denver
Health Medical Center announced it had fired five
paramedics and disciplined 12 others for harassing or
bullying patients in unrelated cases.