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Patient petrified, court told

By Sam Hurley
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10 Nov, 2014 10:15 PM3 mins to read

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Former ambulance officer Christopher Roger King denies the eight sex charges against him.

Former ambulance officer Christopher Roger King denies the eight sex charges against him.

A "petrified" and partially paralysed patient, who claims she was violated by a St John officer, "thought [she] was going to die in the back of that ambulance".

The 43-year-old woman testified yesterday morning against Christopher Roger King at Napier District Court, as the former ambulance officer's trial enters a second week.

King, 48, denies eight sex charges relating to four female complainants, aged 15 to 57, between 2010 and 2013.

The woman, who is the fourth complainant in the trial, was living in Waipukurau in February 2010 when she began experiencing stomach pain. King was one of three ambulance officers to arrive at the home and treat the woman.

The woman also told the jury she suffers from conversion disorder, which paralyses the left side of her body in times of stress.

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After dropping off one of the St John officers at the Waipukurau ambulance station the remaining two paramedics, including King, then proceeded to transport the woman to Hawke's Bay Hospital. Once King had checked the woman's blood pressure and administered Entonox gas for the woman's stomach pain, "[King] stood up and got a [surgical] glove," she said.

She claims King then violated her from underneath a blanket as he placed his hand between her legs.

"It just feels like forever," the woman tearfully told the court. "He took it out, took the glove off and went and sat up the front [with the driver of the ambulance]."

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"I had a conversion attack at that stage. I was paralysed on the left side of my body.

"I actually thought I was going to die in the back of that ambulance."

She added she had medical gel "all between her legs" after King had covered his glove in gel.

"I was petrified," she said, explaining why she did not yell to the driver for help. "I thought [the driver] may have been in on it. I didn't know if I was ever going to see my kids again."

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After arriving at hospital, the woman looked her daughter in the eye.

"She knew something was wrong," the woman said. "Then [King] put his greasy arm around my daughter. He gave my daughter his cellphone number and told her to call him."

After King left the hospital, the woman told her daughter of the alleged incident. "She just went nuts. She told the nurse and the nurse came in and asked me if the allegations were true."

She said the hospital notified police, who arrived shortly after to take a statement.

"With my conversion my speech goes. They didn't ask me too many questions because I don't think they could understand me.

"I wanted to have a shower. I felt dirty."

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Police elected not to press charges at the time, however, the woman wrote a letter of complainant to St John.

After further allegations were later revealed about King's patient treatment, the woman was asked by police if she wanted to lay charges.

"I wanted him to lose his job so he couldn't hurt other people," she said.

Last Friday afternoon, the jury was shown a police interview with the now deceased third complainant.

The terminally ill 23-year-old woman said during the video that King was one of two ambulance officers to transport her from her Waipawa home to Hawke's Bay Hospital on March 29, 2012. She told police that King molested her while on the way to hospital.

Crown prosecutor Steve Manning informed the court yesterday afternoon the Crown had now presented all its evidence.

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The trial before Judge Geoff Rea continues today.

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