Pennsylvania Nurse Impersonator Accused of Assault

(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) A 24-year-old local woman, Ashley Delvalle, has been accused of posing as a nurse at Saint Christopher’s Hospital for Children and then assaulting a child.

Delvalle faces counts of simple assault and indecent assault.

Police say they responded to St. Christopher’s and were told that Delvalle went into several patients’ rooms telling the parents that she was a nurse, and she would be performing physical examinations.

According to authorities, Delvalle allegedly proceeded to physically touch one child inappropriately and took the weight of another child.

Details on booking are unavailable.