A male nurse went on trial at Jönköping District Court on Wednesday, charged with aggravated rape of a patient who was receiving end-of-life care at Ryhov County Hospital in Jönköping, SVT reported.
Staff caught the man sexually assaulting a female patient late one evening in early August. Police were called to the scene, and the man fled by car. His flight ended when he crashed into a concrete foundation at Ekhagen in Jönköping.
The man was arrested and later charged with aggravated rape. He has confessed to the crime but argues that the offence should be classified as aggravated sexual assault rather than aggravated rape, according to SVT.
The trial is being held at Jönköping District Court on Wednesday and Thursday and is expected to last two days.