A certified nursing assistant at HCA Florida West Largo was arrested Tuesday on charges of sexually battering two patients who were involuntarily committed to the hospital, authorities said.
Se’Jour Fulks, 28, had been an employee at the hospital since January, according to a news release from the Largo Police Department.
On April 13, Fulks was working on the locked-down floor where involuntary patients stayed, an arrest affidavit states. The victim reported that Fulks entered his room and started massaging his upper leg area without consent.
Early the next day, Fulks came back into the room and performed a sex act on him, according to the affidavit.
The victim was moved to another facility the next day, where he reported the incident to staff, the affidavit states.
On April 29, Fulks entered another patient’s room and “sexually battered him during a massage,” the affidavit states.
He asked the victim “not to tell because he would lose his job,” the affidavit states. The victim reported the incident to a different staff member after Fulks left his room, according to the affidavit.
“Largo Police Detectives developed probable cause that the suspect sexually battered patients at HCA Florida West Largo on multiple occasions,” the police department said in the news release.
Tiffany Briggs, a spokesperson for the hospital, told the Tampa Bay Times that Fulks was “suspended and ultimately terminated.” Briggs did not say when the hospital first learned of the allegations.
“We are committed to maintaining a safe environment for our patients and colleagues and will continue to assist law enforcement with their investigation of the individual,” Briggs wrote in an email.
Records show Fulks was being held Wednesday at the Pinellas County Jail on three counts of felony sexual battery. His bond was set at $750,000.
Largo police asked anyone with additional information to email Detective Amanda Gay at agay@largo.com.
