RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- A former nurse who worked at UNC Rex Hospital is being accused of sexual assault by two patients.

The Raleigh Police Department says there could be more cases.

On Nov. 21, Raleigh police responded to the hospital about a sexual assault that happened at the facility on Lake Boone Trail.

The victim reported that a nurse had sexually assaulted them.

During the investigation into that case, detectives identified another victim associated with the same nurse.

The alleged assaults happened while the patients were on pain medication, awake, and conscious

Brayan Alvarez Ortiz, 28, of Whitsett, was taken into custody on Wednesday at his home in Guilford County.

He is charged with sexual contact under the context of medical treatment, second-degree forcible sex offens

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