Damien Knighton, an employee at the MGH Back Bay Health Center in Boston was charged last week with rape and indecent assault and battery. Today prosecutors announced a new charge of indecent assault and battery in a second case.
A Boston hospital worker who was already facing rape charges over allegations he sexually assaulted a patient during an exam has been charged in a second incident, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said Monday.On Monday prosecutors announced a new charge of indecent assault and battery in a second case.
Knighton was working at the Massachusetts General Hospital Back Bay Health Center on Commonwealth Avenue in Boston during both alleged incidents, prosecutors say. The second victim reported their experience, which happened on Jan. 12., after seeing the first report. That victim reported that Knighton led him to an exam room and had him remove his underwear to check his skin. At that time Knighton touched his genitals, prosecutors say.
Anyone who believes they may have been assaulted in a similar manner is encouraged to call the Boston Police Department Sexual Assault Unit at 617-343-4400.Sign up for NECN newsletters. “We don’t know if there are additional victims, but if there are, we hope they come forward to provide information about what happened to them," Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden said in a media release.
Resources for victims of sexual assault are available through the National Sexual Violence Resources Center and the National Sexual Assault Telephone Hotline at
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