Event Brief
MRI tech charged with sexual battery at hospital
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 18, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET
Summary: A travel MRI technician, Gabriel Cruz, 42, was arrested and charged with first-degree felony sexual battery involving an incapacitated victim at HCA Florida St. Lucie Hospital. Port St. Lucie Police say hospital staff reported a patient was sexually assaulted during an MRI after receiving medication that made her significantly drowsy.
WHO: Gabriel Cruz, 42, a travel MRI technician; Port St. Lucie Police detectives; hospital staff and a female patient at HCA Florida St. Lucie Hospital
WHAT: Cruz faces a first-degree felony charge of sexual battery involving an incapacitated victim after an alleged assault during an MRI scan.
WHEN: Sep 16, 2026
WHERE: HCA Florida St. Lucie Hospital, Port St. Lucie, Florida
WHY: Hospital staff reported the patient said she was sexually assaulted during an MRI after receiving medication that left her significantly drowsy.
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