LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — A former paramedic accused of sexually assaulting a patient during ambulance transport had his Fayette County arraignment continued this week so he can be transported from jail to appear in person.

Shain Peterman faces charges in two separate sexual crimes.

In May, a Rowan County grand jury indicted Peterman on rape from a position of authority. In the separate Fayette County case , a police citation says Peterman, who was working with Patriot Emergency Services at the time, admitted to performing oral sex on a patient while transporting her to the University of Kentucky Emergency Room.

The victim told a nurse at UK she was "out of it" from medication given during transport when the alleged assault occurred, according to the citation.

Peterman's ex-wife, Kri

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