A former Detroit nurse has been accused of sexually abusing and assaulting numerous patients while working at Detroit Medical Center’s Sinai-Grace Hospital.

Wilfredo Figueroa-Berrios, 47, was arrested on multiple counts of criminal sexual conduct in the third and fourth degree in Wayne County. He’s also named in a pair of recent civil lawsuits, which accuse the Sinai-Grace of negligence in its hiring and continuing to employ the “known sexual predator.”

He was arraigned on the latest criminal sexual conduct charges Oct. 4. and remained in jail as of Wednesday afternoon, according to court records. Attempts by MLive to contact his attorney were not immediately successful.

Attorneys representing the women who have accused Figueroa-Berrios said there are at least seven survivors who have c

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