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Kings County Hospital X-Ray Technician Charged With Sexually Abusing Patients

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- An X-ray technician at a major Brooklyn hospital has been accused of sexually assaulting two patients.

Larry Jones, 65, was charged following the alleged incidents at Kings County Hospital Center on Saturday.

Both an 83-year-old woman and a 57-year-old woman said Jones touched them inappropriately. Jones was charged with sex abuse, committing a criminal sex act, and forcible touching.

Jones was arraigned on Sunday and ordered held on $5,000 cash bail.

The hospital said Jones has been fired.

"We are committed to the safety of our patients, have zero tolerance for such behavior and consider this a very serious allegation," the hospital said in a statement. "Our hospital police acted swiftly in response to the patient's complaint and we immediately terminated the individual."

The hospital said Jones is a state-certified X-ray technician and had worked there since 2003.

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