Man accused of sexually abusing employee at ER

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A man has been charged with first-degree sexual abuse after authorities claim he abused an employee at the University Hospital emergency room.

Antonio Murphy, 38, is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. A court appearance is scheduled for Monday afternoon.

The probable cause statement claims Murphy had touched the employee while he was being looked at in a triage area on March 8. He allegedly grabbed the victim while pressing himself against them, the statement says.

Cameras allegedly showed Murphy attempting to grab the victim multiple times, but pulling his hand away when the victim turned around, the statement says. The camera did not record Murphy assaulting the victim because the area where it happened was out of view, but it recorded the victim running out of the room, the statement says.

Murphy allegedly followed the victim into an exam room, causing the victim to leave that room and walk behind a nurse’s station, the statement says. Murphy was then allegedly seen grabbing himself, court documents say.

Murphy allegedly told police on Thursday that he may have “unintentionally” touched the victim, the statement says.