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Doc In Propofol Rape Case Guilty In Plea Agreement
The physician at the center of a criminal case where he is accused of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman has plead guilty to felony reckless endangerment under an Alford plea in a deal reached with prosecutors. Jon Norberg, 41, of Fargo was accused of raping a woman who was not his patient after administering the anesthetic propofol to her more than 30 times over an 18 month period.
An Alford plea means that the defendant does not admit his guilt but agrees that if the case goes to trial the prosecutor has enough evidence for a jury to find him guilty. Regardless, it results in a finding of guilty by the court and is considered a guilty plea. Norberg also plead guilty to a reduced misdemeanor count of sexual assault.
Prosecutors were likely faced with some serious problems had they wanted to take this to trial under a rape charge. The woman willingly subjected herself to the propofol sessions and one can imagine the field day a defense attorney would have questioning her about this on the stand.
The North Dakota Board of Medical Examiners is to consider whether to suspend his medical license indefinitely sometime this week.
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