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<p>BETHLEHEM &#8212; A Pittston man was charged Thursday with sexually assaulting a woman while he was employed as a nurse anesthetist at Lehigh Valley Hospital &#8212; Muhlenberg in Lehigh County.</p><p>According to a news release from Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin, Robert Kohut, 54, of Westport Circle, was employed at the hospital when he sexually assaulted a woman inside a room on May 13. The woman was not a patient at the hospital at the time of the alleged assault.</p><p>Martin said the hospital has since terminated Kohut.</p><p>Kohut was charged with sexual assault, aggravated indecent assault and indecent assault. He was arraigned by District Judge Wayne Maura and released on $25,000 unsecured bail.</p><style>
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Pittston man charged with sexual assault in Lehigh County