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Police arrested a nursing assistant who they say forcibly touched a patient with disabilities earlier this month in Middle Island.
Detectives say 23-year-old Kevin Lopez-Diaz touched the female patient at Surge Rehabilitation and Nursing on Sept. 3 and 4.
The 32-year-old victim notified another nursing assistant, who then called police.
The patient was taken to the hospital for an evaluation.
Officers arrested Lopez-Diaz, of Farmingville, at the facility on Saturday.
Police urge anyone who believes they may been a victim to give them a call.
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