Former nurse Jason Forde is returned to the UK after being extradited from Barbados and appears in court over allegations he had sex with a mental health patient at a London hospital years earlier. The reports say he denies the claims and enters a not-guilty plea.
Forde, described as 56, is accused of having sexual intercourse with a woman who was receiving treatment for a mental disorder at Homerton Hospital in east London, at a mental health unit. After his extradition, outlets report he appears at Wood Green Crown Court, where the matter proceeds toward trial.
Across the coverage, the central points remain the same: extradition from the Caribbean, the alleged offence occurring at Homerton Hospital while the complainant was under treatment, and Forde’s denial of any sexual conduct. The differing emphasis is mainly on the timing (“many years after” the initial accusations) and on his court appearance and plea, rather than on substantive changes to the allegation.
