Crime & Safety
Elmhurst Doctor Gets Sexual Threat At Hospital
The physician decided against filing a criminal complaint against the suspect.

ELMHURST, IL – A man was disruptive at Elmhurst Hospital last month, including threatening a doctor in the emergency room, police said.
About 10:30 a.m. Feb. 20, the 51-year-old was rude to an attending nurse and then said he would assault a doctor, particularly forcing him into oral sex, according to a police report.
The doctor told the man that his behavior was unwelcome at the hospital, with security escorting the man off the property, the report said.
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While an officer spoke with the doctor, police were called to a Subway on York Street. The man was at the restaurant complaining of pain.
The Subway is within a short walking distance from the hospital.
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The man was then taken to Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove after being issued a no-trespass notice at Elmhurst Hospital, police said.
The doctor declined to file a disorderly conduct complaint against the man.
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