A 20-year-old trainee was allegedly victim of sexual violence by a nurse at the Policlinico Umberto I in Rome.
The girl asked for help in the hospital emergency room;
the 55-year-old man was questioned.
"As soon as I was informed of the very serious episode, I asked the university hospital Policlinico Umberto I to take immediate measures proportional to the seriousness of the incident. The professional order will also be involved to take all appropriate initiatives. it is unacceptable. The victim must be given all the support of a psychological nature and legal protection.
The company must become a civil party ", said the councilor for health of the Lazio Region
Alessio D '
The general manager of the Policlinico Umberto I in Rome.
Fabrizio d'Alba,
filed a lawsuit.
The person responsible for the violence was identified and reported to the judicial authorities while the company started the procedure for immediate suspension from service.
"What happened is very serious and intolerable because in addition to having hit a young woman on duty as a trainee in her future profession in an ignoble way, it affects and defames an entire category of operators. Health workers who daily within the wards of our hospital they are committed to the care of people and not to acts of violence against women ", says D'Alba.
"The immediate complaint is only the first step to protect our hospital and above all for the defense and support of the raped girl who will not be alone to face a very difficult judicial and personal path. I want to express my closeness to her, the my solidarity and affection, sharing these moments of pain and suffering ", concludes the director of the hospital.
