Kenneth Douglas admits to having sex with up to 100 corpses while working at an Ohio morgue.
One would think the bodies of your loved ones would be safe within the confines of a morgue. A man who worked in a morgue in Ohio admitted to having sex with female corpses while at work. WCPO in Cincinnati reports Kenneth Douglas worked the night shift at the Hamilton County morgue from 1976 to 1992. In a deposition he revealed he had sex with up to 100 dead bodies, while drunk or high. “I would just get on top of them and pull my pants down, ” confessed Douglas.
In 2012, Douglas was charged and convicted in three cases of abusing a corpse. Families of the victims sued the county. Douglas’ DNA was discovered in 2008 on the body of a 19 year old woman that died in 1992. Douglas said he had sex with that woman, and multiple others while the bodies were awaiting autopsies. Another one of Douglas’ victims includes a 23 year old that he had sex with on the day she died after being strangled while six months pregnant.
WCPO also reports that Douglas’ wife testified in a court that she called to report that her husband was coming home smelling like “sex and alcohol” but was told whatever happens on county property is county business.
Hamilton County officials say they can’t be held accountable for the actions of their employees, but WCPO reports, on Friday, a judge ruled that a jury could find the county’s former coroner and morgue reckless for neglecting to supervise Douglas. The is the fourth lawsuit the county has faced for improperly handling corpses.
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