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MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A convicted sex offender is accused of dragging a woman
into a restroom at Delta Specialty Hospital and sexually assaulting her.
Tracy Booker, 39, was charged with rape and was already facing a charge
of violation of the Sex Offender Registry.
Police say the attack happened on January 22 near the intake area of
Delta Specialty Hospital on Getwell. The hospital specializes in mental
health and drug treatment.
The victim said that Booker began talking to her after she checked into
the hospital and asked her to be his girlfriend.
She said Booker later followed her down a hallway, pushed her into a
bathroom, and sexually assaulted her.
The victim told investigators she was afraid for her safety and waited
several days to report the crime.
Police said surveillance video from the hospital showed Booker pushing
the woman into the bathroom and coming out of the restroom two minutes
later and zipping up his pants.
Booker, who has a lengthy criminal record, was convicted of sexual
battery in Shelby County in 2019. Since then, he has been charged
several times with failure to report to the Memphis Police Department’s
Sex Offender Registry Office.
In 2022, WREG reported that another patient had allegedly been raped at
Delta Specialty Hospital. The suspect in that case was indicted by a
grand jury last month on a charge of rape.
In 2021, WREG reported that another patient said he’d been sexually
assaulted at the hospital. That case is ongoing.
Delta Specialty Hospital released this statement about the most recent incident:
“Delta Specialty Hospital takes all assault allegations very seriously.
The safety and security of our patients, visitors and staff are top
priorities. When the allegations were made several days later, we took immediate action to ensure everyone’s safety, opened an internal investigation and called law enforcement. Law enforcement responded and
the suspect was taken into custody on a previous arrest warrant, for a
matter unrelated to the hospital. We refer you to the Memphis police
department for all further updates on this matter.”
Booker is being held on a $100,000 bond. He is scheduled to go before a
judge on Friday.
https://wreg.com/news/convicted-sex-offender-accused-of-raping-woman-insi de-memphis-hospital/
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