Crime

Nursing assistant accused of sexually assaulting child at N.H. hospital

The child was being treated at the hospital, according to police.

A nursing assistant has been charged for allegedly sexually assaulting a child being treated at the New Hampshire hospital where he works.

Alexander Colbath, 25, of Manchester, New Hampshire, was arrested on Friday, according to Manchester police.

Police said they received a report several days prior alleging Colbath had sexually assaulted the child at the local hospital. They did not name the hospital in their initial release.

Colbath was set for arraignment in Manchester District Court on Monday and is charged with aggravated felonious sexual assault, police said.

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