Former Oregon Prison Nurse Charged With Sexual Assault

37-year-old former prison nurse, Tony Daniel Klein, is facing 21 counts of depriving women of their constitutional right of cruel and unusual punishment, as well as four counts of perjury.

According to the US Department of Justice, Klein sexually assaulted about a dozen women from 2016 to 2017 while working at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility.

Klein turned himself in on Monday morning and pleaded not guilty to all 25 charges. If convicted, he could face life in prison.

Currently, he is on pretrial release and his trial is scheduled for May 16.

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