Crime

Roseville nurse practitioner arrested, accused of sexual assault on female patient

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Detectives arrested a man working as a nurse practitioner in Roseville on suspicion of sexually assaulting a patient he was examining, police said.

The nurse practitioner, Anthony DeSouza, was arrested April 30 on suspicion of committing sexual battery, the Roseville Police Department announced Wednesday in a Facebook post.

Police said the criminal charge stems from an incident that occurred April 25 while DeSouza was conducting an exam on a female patient. The Police Department did not release any further details about the alleged incident, but investigators were looking for other potential victims.

Detectives asked anyone with information about similar incidents involving DeSouza to call the Police Department’s investigations unit at 916-774-5070.

Rosalio Ahumada
The Sacramento Bee
Rosalio Ahumada writes breaking news stories related to crime and public safety for The Sacramento Bee. He speaks Spanish fluently and has worked as a news reporter in the Central Valley since 2004.
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