Members Cheap21 Posted October 30, 2007 Members Share Posted October 30, 2007 http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=e...jd2cWVlRUV5eTM= TEANECK -- A part-time lab technician at Holy Name Hospital was caught having sex with the body of a 92-year-old woman in the hospital's morgue, authorities said Monday. Authorities said Anthony Merino, 24, of West 185th Street in Manhattan was working a shift as a histology lab technician on Sunday morning when he asked a security guard for access to a refrigerated area adjacent to the morgue where human tissue samples are stored. The guard complied and then wandered away for several minutes, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said. "When he came back, he observed Mr. Merino violating the deceased victim" on a gurney, Molinelli said. "He immediately notified Teaneck police." Merino was arrested at the hospital later Sunday morning. He was charged with sexual penetration upon deceased human remains, a second-degree crime that carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $100,000 fine. RELATED LINK -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MySpace page features a man identified as Anthony Merino Merino was being held Monday night on $400,000 bail. He was ordered to undergo a psychological evaluation, Molinelli said. "This heinous crime is a travesty," said Jane Ellis, a Holy Name spokeswoman. "We are horrified and saddened for the family of the patient." Ellis did not give an account of the incident, saying it involved "a newly hired per-diem employee" who was "immediately terminated" after he was arrested around 10:45 a.m. Merino, who has a full-time job at Overlook Hospital in Summit, had worked at Holy Name on a contract basis since June, Molinelli said. His shift there on Sunday was his first in more than a month, the prosecutor said. Ellis said the hospital conducts a background check on every new employee. Asked if a background check had raised concerns in this case, Ellis said, "There couldn't have been [any problems] if we hired him. There was nothing reported." The victim's family was notified, Molinelli said, but she was not identified. Authorities declined to disclose her hometown or a cause of death and would not say how long her body had been in the morgue. "In respect to the family of the patient involved, our prayers are with them," Ellis said. "This is a confidential matter due to the ongoing investigation, and we are unable to provide further information at this time." Merino had worked at Overlook since early September, said Joan Lebow, a spokeswoman for Atlantic Health, which runs the hospital. She said he has been suspended because of the arrest. Lebow declined to say what Merino did at Overlook, but he identifies himself on his MySpace profile as a histotechnician there. Histology involves the detection of abnormalities in thin slices of human or animal tissue, and the diagnosis and treatment of the diseases causing those abnormalities. Authorities said Merino also is employed part time at Bio-Reference Laboratories Inc. in Elmwood Park. Officials there could not be reached Monday. Merino's MySpace page lists "working hard" and "going out to the hottest clubs in NYC" among his hobbies. He also claims to play semi-professional football with two teams, the Empire State Titans and the New York State Broncos, and he has posted photographs of himself posing in his Titans uniform. Neither team posts a roster on its Web site, and team officials could not be reached Monday night to confirm Merino's involvement. He also claims to be studying engineering and business administration at CUNY Lehman College. Merino's MySpace page features pictures of him bare-chested and flexing, as well as numerous Playboy bunny icons and a quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson. "What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us," it reads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EricaKane70 Posted October 30, 2007 Members Share Posted October 30, 2007 Talk about being hard up and desperate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ryan Posted October 30, 2007 Members Share Posted October 30, 2007 ....................ewwwwww Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sweet_VeeVee24 Posted October 30, 2007 Members Share Posted October 30, 2007 That's just sick, twisted and demented....Gross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tishy Posted October 30, 2007 Members Share Posted October 30, 2007 So completely disgusted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Shawn Posted October 31, 2007 Members Share Posted October 31, 2007 Wow. For once, I'm speechless. . . . . . . . . . Okay long enough! I wonder if she gave him an STD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KLN Posted October 31, 2007 Members Share Posted October 31, 2007 Why did I immediately have a feeling that we would be seeing this story on "Passions" as soon as I read this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TC Posted October 31, 2007 Members Share Posted October 31, 2007 I'd say this is taking an Ann Coulter obsession a little too far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Shawn Posted October 31, 2007 Members Share Posted October 31, 2007 LMAO. Nah, the corpse was warmer inside than Ann. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TC Posted October 31, 2007 Members Share Posted October 31, 2007 A lot quieter too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NYC123 Posted November 3, 2007 Members Share Posted November 3, 2007 ...............................ewwwwwww Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DevotedToAMC Posted November 13, 2007 Members Share Posted November 13, 2007 Remind me to not have my corpse go to Holy Name Hospital in Manhattan We are the same age...that is ever scarier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DevotedToAMC Posted November 13, 2007 Members Share Posted November 13, 2007 Reilly could probably relate it to his own experience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slapintheface Posted November 16, 2007 Members Share Posted November 16, 2007 Thats sick and sad... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SoapAlcoholic Posted November 19, 2007 Members Share Posted November 19, 2007 nasty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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