Former Mass. Normal medical assistant convicted of sexually assaulting 4 sufferers

A former medical assistant who labored at a Massachusetts Normal Hospital care middle was discovered responsible Monday of sexually assaulting 4 sufferers throughout his time on the Again Bay facility.

A jury discovered Damien Knighton, 41, of East Boston, responsible on six counts of indecent assault and battery on an individual over 14. He was charged with seven counts of indecent assault and battery on an individual over 14 within the case. 

He might be sentenced on March 14 in Suffolk Superior Court docket. 

Knighton was initially arrested in January 2023 after a affected person on the Commonwealth Avenue well being care middle alleged he’d been sexually assaulted by the medical assistant. Extra costs adopted when three extra victims got here ahead after seeing information stories about his arrest. 

“These incidents had been egregious private and moral violations in a spot of remedy and belief, and I thank the jury for recognizing them for what they had been,” Suffolk County District Legal professional Kevin Hayden stated in an announcement. “I’m grateful for the victims who bravely recounted Damien Knighton’s actions, and I thank the prosecutor, sufferer witness advocate and police investigators for his or her diligent work in bringing this defendant to justice.”