Feb 27
Kristen Parker gets thirty years for hepatitis-C infections -- but her victims get life
Sat, 02/27/2010 - 15:55 — admin
Yesterday, Kristen Parker, a surgical scrub tech who managed to infect a great many patients with hepatitis-C,
was sentenced yesterday to thirty years in prison -- a punishment that
U.S. Attorney David Gaouette (who recently spoke in this space about the arrest of Highlands Ranch medical marijuana grower Chris Bartkowicz) sees as wholly justified.
Does the judgment sound harsh? Then consider the lifetime of health issues, fear and more to which Parker sentenced the unsuspecting patients who spoke to reporter Alan Prendergast for his September feature article headlined "Going Viral." She had a choice. They didn't.
Look below to read U.S. Attorney Gaouette's statement.
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