Universal Health Services: Mental Health Technician at Fort Lauderdale Behavioral Health Center Charged with Sexual Battery of Drugged Patient

February 21, 2025

OAKLAND PARK, Fla. – A technician at Fort Lauderdale Behavioral Health Center in Oakland Park is facing a half-dozen sexual battery charges after Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies accused him of raping a patient multiple times while she was drugged and unable to resist.

Deputies arrested Jeff Doresca, 37, on Monday, according to an arrest report obtained by Local 10 News on Wednesday. The report states that the victim’s roommate witnessed at least one of the rapes.

Fort Lauderdale Behavioral Health Center is owned by psychiatric hospital chain Universal Health Services.

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