SANDUSKY - A convicted rapist has sued the hospital where he raped a patient in her bed, saying the hospital failed to protect visitors and patients.
In the lawsuit, filed Monday in Erie County Common Pleas Court, Edward Brewer said the former Providence Hospital’s "inadequate security in protecting visitors as well as their patients" caused him pain and suffering. Brewer, 47, was found guilty in October of rape and sexual battery for attacking a 44-year-old woman in June, 1998.
The woman, who suffered from cerebral palsy, died of cancer four months later. Brewer was sentenced to 10 years in prison and is serving his sentence at the North Central Correctional Institution in Marion, Ohio.
Brewer claims negligence by the hospital, which now is part of the Firelands Regional Medical Center, hurt his criminal case and is asking for $2 million in damages. A Firelands spokeswoman said she was not aware of the suit and declined to discuss it.
In the lawsuit, filed Monday in Erie County Common Pleas Court, Edward Brewer said the former Providence Hospital’s "inadequate security in protecting visitors as well as their patients" caused him pain and suffering. Brewer, 47, was found guilty in October of rape and sexual battery for attacking a 44-year-old woman in June, 1998.
The woman, who suffered from cerebral palsy, died of cancer four months later. Brewer was sentenced to 10 years in prison and is serving his sentence at the North Central Correctional Institution in Marion, Ohio.
Brewer claims negligence by the hospital, which now is part of the Firelands Regional Medical Center, hurt his criminal case and is asking for $2 million in damages. A Firelands spokeswoman said she was not aware of the suit and declined to discuss it.
