FORT COLLINS — A male nurse accused of sexually touching female patients under his care before Judge Devin Odell in Fort Collins.
Thomas Moore, 44, of Eaton, is accused of committing those acts during his seven-year career at several Northern Colorado medical centers, including Loveland’s two hospitals, .
According to Colorado Court records, Moore is scheduled for a 12-day jury trial beginning Feb. 21 at the Larimer County Justice Center in Fort Collins.
Moore was arrested in December 2015 and charged with a Class 4 felony alleging unlawful sexual contact.
He also faces similar charges in and .
Moore is being held on a $100,000 bond in Weld County.
in June shows that Colorado is one of six states that does not conduct criminal background checks on applicants for nursing licenses. The state requires massage therapists and private investigators to submit a fingerprint for checks against state and FBI conviction records to get licensed.
To identify dangerous applicants or licensees with criminal histories, the nurse licensing system in Colorado mostly relies on self-disclosure and complaints. The process allows nurses deemed unfit for the job in other states to obtain and hold a Colorado license to work as a nurse here or in other states.
Moore was able to find work in Colorado even though he was forced to in Alaska in March 2014 because of an undisclosed drunk driving conviction.
