<p class="bodytext">The seventh additional sessions court on Wednesday, convicted and sentenced a 26-year-old male nurse to 25-year imprisonment for sexually abusing a foreign patient in a hospital, in November 2015.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Sumith, a native of Malavalli in Mandya district, is the convict. He had sexually abused a foreign woman when she was undergoing treatment at Columbia Asia Hospital. The woman, also a researcher, who visited Biligiriranga (BR) Hill on a research work, developed health complications and was admitted to the hospital.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Sumith had sexually abused the woman when she was asleep. He had also repeatedly tried to contact her on the social media. Due to harassment, the woman had lodged a complaint, before returning to her country.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The court, which considered the issue seriously, conducted the proceedings through Skype, a telecommunications application. Public Prosecutor Mahantappa argued the case for the woman.</p>
<p class="bodytext">The seventh additional sessions court on Wednesday, convicted and sentenced a 26-year-old male nurse to 25-year imprisonment for sexually abusing a foreign patient in a hospital, in November 2015.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Sumith, a native of Malavalli in Mandya district, is the convict. He had sexually abused a foreign woman when she was undergoing treatment at Columbia Asia Hospital. The woman, also a researcher, who visited Biligiriranga (BR) Hill on a research work, developed health complications and was admitted to the hospital.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Sumith had sexually abused the woman when she was asleep. He had also repeatedly tried to contact her on the social media. Due to harassment, the woman had lodged a complaint, before returning to her country.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The court, which considered the issue seriously, conducted the proceedings through Skype, a telecommunications application. Public Prosecutor Mahantappa argued the case for the woman.</p>
