WICHITA, Kan. — Authorities have arrested a man suspected of sexually assaulting three patients after sneaking into a Wichita hospital, then fighting with security guards who tried to apprehend him.
The Wichita Eagle reports that police were called around 2 a.m. Thursday to Ascension Via Christi St. Francis. Wichita police spokesperson Juan Rebolledo said Friday that two guards were battered before police got there.
The 28-year-old suspect is jailed on $250,000 bond on three rape charges.
Citing an active investigation, the hospital referred comment to the police department.
Rebolledo said the suspect was not a patient or employee at the hospital. He added that it is unclear how the man got into the hospital.