Colorado Nurse Sued for Sexual Abuse of thousands of patients

CHRISTOPHER PETER LAMBROS, 61, REMAINS IN CUSTODY AT A MESA COUNTY

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A lawsuit filed against a former Colorado nurse and the hospital that employed him alleges the man took advantage of his work to drug and sexually assault potentially thousands of people over the past decade. Two women, identified only as M.C. and J.V., filed the lawsuit as “Victim 1” and “Victim 2” against Christopher Peter Lambros, 61, previously employed in the intensive care unit at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction, the major city in Western Colorado. Colorado Nurse Sued for Sexual Abuse of thousands of patients.

The lawsuit includes graphic descriptions of sexual assaults Lambros allegedly committed, apparently dating back to 2012, against women admitted to intensive care at the hospital. The two women also indicated that Lambros took photographs of their actions, something later verified after the arrest of the nurse by the Mesa County authorities, who found some 700,000 images and other electronic devices on the telephone of the now arrested man. videos with his criminal conduct.

Returning to court in January

Daniel P. Rubinstein, the Mesa County district attorney, said the oldest incriminating images found in Lambros’ possession date from 2016 and his crimes were only discovered last July. Rubinstein explained that so far the existence of four victims has been verified, two of them the plaintiffs. The third victim has already been identified, while the identity of the fourth woman is still unknown.

“The case is scheduled to return to court in January, as we are still investigating. We cannot comment on what evidence we have, nor can we speculate on what we may find,” the statement said. On July 9, an employee at St. Mary’s Hospital saw Lambros in an inappropriate situation with M.C., who was hospitalized for possible lung cancer. The employee made the corresponding complaint to the authorities and then notified the victim’s husband of what had happened.

Class Action Lawsuit

From that moment on, an investigation began that led to the arrest of Lambros and the identification of other victims inside the hospital, which motivated M.C. and J.V. to bring their class action lawsuit on behalf of themselves and other as-yet-unidentified victims. For his part, Bryan Johnson, president of the hospital, said in a statement that the reported behavior “goes against everything we believe and value at St. Mary’s Hospital,” adding that “patients trust us and should feel safe in our care.

“We are working closely with law enforcement to protect our patients from those who intend to cause harm,” Johnson said, without elaborating on that collaboration or how many people Lambros may have victimized since he was hired in 2012. The former nurse remains in custody at a Mesa County jail on $1 million bail. In addition to the local Police Department and the Colorado 21st Judicial District Attorney’s Office and the US Secret Service also joined the investigations.