Misdemeanor convictions for three Scottsdale Healthcare Osborn employees have been reversed after they were found guilty in October for failing to report a sexual abuse case.
Scottsdale Healthcare Osborn Vice President Susan Livengood, psychiatrist Patricia Crellin and nurse practitioner Shelley Van Vianen were all found guilty of not reporting the alleged sexual attack against a 23-year-old stroke patient that occurred in November 2007, according to KPHO.com. Reportedly, the Scottsdale police were not notified of the incident until January 2008.
Though the incident took place in November, the victim was unable to report the assault until a month later due to her medical condition. During that time, hospital staff had been conducting an internal investigation into the incident, and later turned the case over to the Scottsdale Police Department’s sex crime detectives, according to news reports.
The investigation was inconclusive and no suspect was identified.
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