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  • More prison for surgery tech who infected patients

    February 6, 2010 9:27 AM

    A drug-addicted surgery tech who admitted stealing painkillers and infecting patients with Hepatitis C will face more prison time. Kristen Diana Parker renewed her guilty plea Friday before a federal judge in Denver. Parker had already pleaded guilty in an agreement with prosecutors that was have sent her to prison... more »
  • Judge rejects plea deal for Parker

    January 22, 2010 2:16 PM

    A federal judge in Denver has rejected a plea agreement for a drug-addicted surgery technician who infected three dozen people with hepatitis C. Kristen Diane Parker accepted a plea agreement in September that stipulated a 20-year prison sentence. She admitted stealing syringes filled with a painkiller from operating carts at... more »
  • Judge: Victims can't confront Hepatitis C surgery tech

    December 16, 2009 8:31 AM

    Federal prosecutors preparing to debrief a surgery technician accused of infecting patients with hepatitis C have agreed to let patients submit proposed questions, but prosecutors still oppose letting them attend the debriefing. The patients had asked a judge to let them attend the questioning of Kristen Parker, who worked at... more »
  • Audubon: No Hep C cases linked to surgery tech

    October 20, 2009 10:00 PM

    Federal test results show a former surgery tech did not give Colorado Springs patients hepatitis "C." Last month, Kristen Parker pleaded guilty to a number of charges for using syringes filled with a painkiller, and refilling those same needles with saline for patients. Parker worked at both the Rose... more »

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