Woman sentenced for accessing ex-boyfriend’s medical records

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Cedar Rapids, IA (AP) — A woman who used to work at an Iowa hospital has been sentenced to five years of probation for improperly accessing her ex-boyfriend’s medical records and distributing a photo of his injuries.

Federal prosecutors said the woman, who now lives in Las Vegas, pleaded guilty to wrongfully accessing her ex-boyfriend’s records in 2017 while she worked at a hospital in Cedar Rapids.

Prosecutors say the 41-year-old woman took a picture of a medical photo and sent it to another person.

That third person then sent the photo back to the ex-boyfriend on Facebook messenger with taunting language and emojis.