Nathan Sutherland
Nathan Sutherland is the nurse that was arrested for sexually assaulting and impregnating a incapacitated patient. A handcuff attached to a fence is seen as U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers block the Otay Mesa port of entry from Mexico into the United States early on Dec. 1, 2018 as seen from Tijuana, Mexico. Getty Images/John Moore

Nathan Sutherland is the nurse that is being accused of sexually assaulting and impregnating a patient at Hacienda Healthcare. Sutherland was arrested by Phoenix police on Wednesday and is being held on $500,000 cash bond. The incapacitated patient birthed the baby on Dec. 29. Sutherland, 36, is the father based on a court-ordered DNA match. Here’s everything we know about Sutherland at this time:

  1. Sutherland worked at the Hacienda Healthcare facility since 2012. The facility terminated Sutherland’s employment on Jan. 20 after his arrest.
  2. He was assigned to the Intermediate Care Facility-Intellectually Disabled at Hacienda in 2014, according to USA Today.
  3. Sutherland underwent an extensive background check when he was hired, according to Hacienda HealthCare. He had no felonies on his background or any prior disciplinary actions against him listed on his application, USA Today reported.
  4. He has been a licensed practical nurse in Arizona for 10 years, KPNX reported.
  5. Sutherland received his certified nursing assistant training at Seven HealthCare Academy in Tempe, Arizona, in 2005, and completed his licensed practical nurse training at Fortis College in Phoenix in 2011, USA Today reported.
  6. He passed the National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses in 2011, which allowed him to practice in multiple states. His license does not expire until 2020.
  7. He has a clean record with only a traffic ticket on it and no complaints from the state nursing board, according to KPNX.
  8. Sutherland is a Christian rapper and has a webpage that promotes his music. He released his first album in 2009 and was part of the group Sleeplesssouljaz.
  9. Both he and his sister were adopted from Haiti in 1989, according to the biography page on CDBaby.
  10. Sutherland became a naturalized citizen in 2011, per USA Today.
  11. He has been living in Arizona since 1993. He was living in Gilbert, Arizona, at the time of his arrest, according to court records.
  12. Sutherland tried to start a homeless and developmentally disabled charity in 2007, according to the Arizona Corporation Commission.
  13. Sutherland cared for the woman at the time she conceived the baby and during the time of her birth, according to Phoenix Police Chief Jeri Williams. Employees at Hacienda did not realize the woman was pregnant until she gave birth to the baby.
  14. Sutherland’s DNA sample matched the DNA of the baby, according to Phoenix police.
  15. He was arrested at his lawyer’s office, KPNX reported.
  16. Sutherland was charged with suspicion of sexual assault and vulnerable-adult abuse. He was taken to the Maricopa County jail in Arizona on Wednesday after his arrest.
  17. Sutherland's wife filed for divorce just weeks before the Hacienda patient gave birth, KPNX reported. The couple married in 2012, according to USA Today.
  18. He was married before and has two children under the age of 18 from his first marriage.
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