Fake Montco Nurse Pleads Guilty To Assaulting Women At Medical Center

ABINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA —A Philadelphia man who posed as a fake nurse at a township urgent care center and was accused of sexually assaulting more than a dozen women has negotiated a plea deal, authorities said.

Ramon Garcia, 33, of Philadelphia pled guilty Thursday to charges of aggravated indecent assault, invasion of privacy, indecent assault, attempted aggravated indecent assault, attempted invasion of privacy, and performing actions in furtherance of false pretense.

Garcia faces He will face an aggregate sentence of 5-to-0 years with five years probation, said Shannon Kaercher of the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office.

He must have no contact with the victims and will not be able to work in the medical field where he will be alone with patients and will be a Tier III Lifetime Sex Offender under Megan’s Law.

Authorities said Garcia has not been sentenced yet because he needs to complete a Sexually Violent Predator Assessment, but the sentence will stay the same.

Sentencing has not been scheduled yet.

In April, Garcia received 24 charges related to assaulting and harassing women under the guise of performing medical exams or tests at an urgent care facility in Jenkintown.

Following Garcia’s arrest, numerous women who had sought medical help at Carbon Health Urgent Care contacted police to share information concerning their encounters with the defendant.

The victims shared information that Garcia, a medical assistant unauthorized to perform any medical exams, had performed two physical exams of the vagina and surrounding areas; performed a hands-on breast exam; watched as patients changed into medical gowns, and in a couple of instances, photographed parts of their bodies; placed victim’s hands on his leg/groin area while drawing their blood; and secretly photographing or videotaping patients in exam rooms or the bathrooms of the medical facility.

Garcia also gave his phone number to multiple patients and made inappropriate comments about them and their bodies.