Nurse charged with sexually abusing critical care patients

Nurse charged with sexually abusing critical care patients

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MURRAY — A registered nurse was charged Wednesday with sexually assaulting patients in critical care at Intermountain Medical Center and St. Mark's Hospital, including a woman who was having her leg amputated.

Adam Tae Kyun Lim, 52, of Herriman, was charged in 3rd District Court by the Utah Attorney General's Office with two counts of object rape, a first-degree felony, and forcible sexual abuse, a second-degree felony.

In 2009, while working at St. Mark's Hospital, Lim allegedly assaulted a woman being treated for Crohn's disease. Lim inappropriately touched the woman under the guise of checking her catheter, according to charging documents.

In 2014, a woman who was at Intermountain Medical Center to have her leg amputated said she was the victim of object rape by Lim who claimed to be checking her catheter, according to the charges.

"(The woman) told (Lim) there was nothing wrong with the catheter, but defendant insisted on checking. Although (the woman) was on medication, she indicated that she knew what was happening around her," the charges state.

The third alleged incident took place at Intermountain in December, according to prosecutors. A woman said she was inappropriately touched by Lim who claimed to be checking the EKGs that were on her shoulders, according to the charges. He later returned to the room and offered her a glass of champagne, prosecutors allege.

"(The woman) reported that she took a small sip, recognized it as champagne (which she had tasted before) and was concerned about having alcohol as a patient in her condition. (The woman) was also concerned that defendant, as a nurse, would provide her with alcohol," charging documents state.

Suzanne Anderson, nurse administrator at Intermountain, issued a brief statement Wednesday after being contacted by KSL:

"Adam Tae Kyun Lim worked at Intermountain Medical Center for four years and was terminated in February of this year. The safety of our patients is our highest priority and we take allegations such as this very seriously. We will cooperate fully with any investigation by law enforcement officials."

The hospital did not say Wednesday why Lim was terminated or if it was related to the current charges.

As of Wednesday, prosecutors say Lim "continues to work as a nurse in at least two health care facilities."

Attorney general spokesman Dan Burton declined to say where Lim is currently employed, saying there are no current allegations of illegal activity at those facilities.

However, the case was filed based on an investigation by the attorney general's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, according to court documents. It often conducts investigations into people linked at nursing home facilities.

Records from the Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing show Lim is a registered nurse with no prior disciplinary history. He graduated from Brigham Young University-Idaho in 2004, according to the division's website.

Lim had not been arrested as of Wednesday afternoon.

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