Nurse who took off PPE to have sex with male coronavirus patient in hospital bathroom suspended in Indonesia
- The incident came to light after the patient bragged about it on Twitter
- Both men have been identified by the police and admitted to the sexual encounter
- They can face up to 10 years in prison if convicted under Indonesian pornography law, which rights groups claim are used to attack LGBTQ + people in the country
A nurse in Indonesia has been reportedly suspended after admitting to removing his personal protective equipment to have sex with a coronavirus patient.
The two men allegedly sneaked into a toilet in a hospital for the rendezvous, which only came to light after the patient bragged about it on his now private Twitter account on Friday.
He reportedly uploaded what he said was a screenshot of flirty WhatsApp messages between the couple with detailed discussions about lubricants and the size of the men’s genitals.
The man also posted a picture of what appeared to be the nurse’s PPE lying on the floor during their meeting.
“It is true that there is a suspicion of an incident of a homosexual relationship between a health worker and a COVID-19 patient at Wisma Atlet Emergency Hospital,” said Asep Gunawan of the Indonesian National Nurses Association.
The Indonesia Expat reported that both men have been identified and admitted to the sexual encounter.
A nurse in Indonesia has been reportedly suspended after admitting to removing his personal protective equipment to have sex with a coronavirus patient. Pictured: Wisma Atlet Emergency Hospital in Jakarta, where the meeting took place
The hospital was the athletes’ accommodation for the 2018 Asian Games, before being converted into a hospital during the coronavirus pandemic
The nurse, who tested negative for Covid-19, has been turned over to the police for “court proceedings.” The patient isolates in the hospital because he is still positive for the virus.
This case has been handed over to the Central Jakarta police. We have assured the health worker to become a witness and asked for more information, ”the New York Post reported, Lieutenant Colonel Arh Herwin of Regional Military Command.
“Meanwhile, the patient is still being isolated in the Athlete’s House,” he added, referring to a former Asian Games asylum seekers’ village that was being converted into a coronavirus hospital.
If convicted, the men can face up to 10 years in prison under Indonesian Pornography Law.
Human Rights Watch has accused Indonesian authorities of deliberately using the law to attack LGBTQ + people in the conservative Muslim country.
While homosexuality has never been criminalized in Indonesia, there are also no laws that explicitly protect the rights of LGBTQ + people, leaving them vulnerable to persecution.
The nurse and patient can be prosecuted under the pornography law for the messages shared on Twitter.
Indonesia has seen an increase in coronavirus cases, registering 7,903 new infections on Thursday, bringing the total to 727,000.
Meanwhile, 251 deaths were recorded Thursday in the country where 21,703 people have died from Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic.