EAST MEADOW, N.Y. (AP) - A Long Island surgeon accused of assaulting a nurse at Nassau University Medical Center has been cleared of all charges.
A judge on Tuesday dropped strangulation charges against Venkatesh Sasthakonar, of Albertson, who was arrested in January for wrapping an elastic cord around a 51-year-old female nurse’s neck.
The Nassau County district attorney’s office says there’s not enough evidence that any crime occurred.
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Police said it happened after the two had a disagreement.
The 44-year-old doctor maintained his innocence, saying the nurse made the whole thing up. He told WABC-TV he was contemplating a civil suit.
It wasn’t clear if criminal charges would be brought against the nurse.
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