Two women who police say were sexually assaulted and filmed by a nurse while they were unconscious at a Colorado intensive care unit are suing the hospital. Christopher Lambros sexually assaulted the two women suing the hospital system while they were both unconscious and under his care at St.
The hospital, part of SCL Health, failed to properly supervise Lambros or stop his misconduct, the lawsuit alleges. Lambros, 61, is currently charged with sexually assaulting two victims, but prosecutors advised the court at a recent bond hearing that investigators believe there were four unique victims, of which three have been identified, Mesa County District Attorney Dan Rubinstein said in an emailed statement.
The criminal case against Lambros remains open. But the lawsuit alleges there could be hundreds of victims. Lambros assaulted one of the women, identified as M. He then used his phone to take photos and videos of himself assaulting her, the lawsuit alleges. Another employee walked into the hospital room while Lambros had his phone out and M. The employee then reported the incident to her supervisor and the hospital notified law enforcement.
An officer found Lambros at his home later that day and asked about the incident. Lambros said the patient was uncovered because he was giving her an injection in her stomach for blood clots. He denied taking any photos, but the officer seized his phone and booked it into evidence. A forensic analysis of the phone found photographs and videos of Lambros posing with naked patients and sexually assaulting them, according to his arrest affidavit.
Hospital staff notified M. The Denver Post is not identifying M. Lambros assaulted one of the women, identified as J. Lambros used his cellphone to take photos and videos of him assaulting J.
