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Surgery Tech Pleads Not Guilty In Drug Case
Kristen Park Appears In Federal Court
POSTED: 1:25 pm MDT August 6, 2009
DENVER -- A Colorado surgery technician linked to at least 19 cases of hepatitis C has pleaded not guilty to charges of stealing syringes of painkillers and replacing them with dirty needles. Kristen Diane Parker, 26, appeared in Federal court Thursday on charges of tampering and illegally obtaining a controlled substance. She could face life in prison if convicted. Prosecutors say Parker was addicted to painkillers and exposed up to 6,000 patients at hospitals in Denver and Colorado to hepatitis C, an incurable liver disease.
The Colorado U.S. attorney's office says the investigation is continuing and more charges are possible. Investigations have also been launched in Mount Kisco, N.Y. and in Houston, where Parker previously worked at hospitals.
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Previous Stories:
- July 31, 2009: More Hepatitis C Cases Linked To Technician
- July 24, 2009: Hepatitis Case Confirmed At Colorado Springs Hospital
- July 24, 2009: Denver Nurse Arrested In Suspected Drug Thefts
- July 23, 2009: Scrub Tech Indicted On 42 Counts; 19 Now Infected
- July 17, 2009: 11th Hepatitis Case Linked To Rose Medical Center
- July 15, 2009: Surgical Tech's Hep C Case Expands To New York
- July 7, 2009: Surgery Tech Faces Charges In Hepatitis C Probe
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