Patient Groped Nurse At Jersey Shore Rehab, Prosecutor Says

BERKELEY, NJ — A Berkeley man who was a patient at Crystal Lake Rehabilitation Facility inappropriately touched a nurse who was trying to administer medicine to him, the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office said.

David Taber, 67, was found guilty of criminal sexual contact on March 5 following a nearly week-long jury trial, Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said.

On March 22, 2023, shortly before 7 p.m., the female nurse was trying to give medicine to Taber, Billhimer said.

Taber touched the nurse's breast without her consent, placed her in a bear-hug and then tried to pull down her pants, Billhimer said. A co-worker intervened and separated the two.

Taber will be sentenced on May 9, where he faces up to 18 months in prison, Billhimer said.