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DALLAS — They answer the call 24-7, often risking their own safety to rescue the sick and injured and rush them to the hospital. But some paramedics have been more predator than hero.
Over the past 18 months, at least 129 ambulance attendants across the U.S. have been accused of sex-related crimes on duty or off, an investigation by The Associated Press found. Some of them molested patients in the back of an ambulance.
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Accused again being the key word. EMTs/Medics are at a high risk of being falsely accused due to lack of education on what is and isn't acceptable on a physical exam. I'm not saying all the medics/EMTs were innocent, but I don't want to go boo'ing and shaming them.
And also, how many teachers, garbage men, lawn workers, store clerks, doctors, priests, nurses, and lawyers were accused of sex related crimes on or off duty over an 18 month period?