Ex-Oregon prison nurse convicted of sexually assaulting women in custody gets 30 years

Published October 17, 2023 6:54 PM

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A former nurse convicted of sexually abusing women in custody at an Oregon prison has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports 39-year-old Tony Klein was sentenced on Tuesday. A federal jury in July convicted Klein on 21 sexual assault and lying under oath charges involving nine women. Jurors found he deprived the women of their constitutional right to not face cruel and unusual punishment while they served time at the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility south of Portland in Wilsonville. He faced a life sentence. Klein has denies sexually assaulting anyone and his lawyer has said Klein plans to appeal the sentence.

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