A paramedic from Kentucky has been charged in two cases of sexual assault, including one in which he’s accused of assaulting a patient while on the way to a Lexington hospital.

The victim in one case told a nurse at University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital on May 15, 2024, that the paramedic who helped transport her there had sexually assaulted her.

The woman, who was being taken to the hospital for heart surgery, told the nurse that “she was ‘out of it’ due to medication given during her transport,” a uniform citation filed in Fayette District Court by Kentucky State Police states.

Shain Peterman, 32, of Morehead, who was working for Patriot Emergency Services, was determined to be the paramedic, state police said.

A sexual assault kit was completed, and state police said it showed DN

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