SPOKANE, Washington
Craig Morgenstern will go to trial Monday to face nearly three dozen counts of child sex crimes, including sex with children, production of child pornography, and transportation of child with intent for sexual acts. The former Veteran's Affairs doctor's arrest shocked the region in October 2014.
Prosecutors say Morgenstern gave the child hot chocolate laced with a sleeping agent and when he fell asleep, sexually assaulted him. The boy ran to a neighbor's home sobbing in the middle of the night and called the police. Morgenstern, at the time, said nothing happened, the child simply woke up confused and ran off. The child's urine was later tested and found to contain a prescription sedative.
It would bad enough if it happened once. But prosecutors say it happened many times, with many kids. Child victims were found across the country in Washington, Idaho, Tennessee, and Mississippi. The majority of his victims, prosecutors say, were between 12 and 16 years old.
Prosecutors say Morgenstern would befriend the child's family, then invite the child to his home, where he had video games, jet skis, a top of the line entertainment system, and more. According to prosecutors he would often drug the child, then sexually assault the child, often filming the encounter. Prosecutors found hundreds of pictures and videos on a computer in Morgenstern's home, most involving himself.
Morgenstern has been in the Spokane County Jail since his arrest, and had his medical license permanently revoked. He could get life in prison if convicted of even one count.
Craig Morgenstern will go to trial Monday to face nearly three dozen counts of child sex crimes, including sex with children, production of child pornography, and transportation of child with intent for sexual acts. The former Veteran's Affairs doctor's arrest shocked the region in October 2014.
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| (Dr.) Craig Morgenstern |
Prosecutors say Morgenstern was finally caught when a young boy ran from his home and described being drugged and sexually assaulted
It would bad enough if it happened once. But prosecutors say it happened many times, with many kids. Child victims were found across the country in Washington, Idaho, Tennessee, and Mississippi. The majority of his victims, prosecutors say, were between 12 and 16 years old.
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| Spokane, WA, Gonzaga U. |
Prosecutors say Morgenstern would befriend the child's family, then invite the child to his home, where he had video games, jet skis, a top of the line entertainment system, and more. According to prosecutors he would often drug the child, then sexually assault the child, often filming the encounter. Prosecutors found hundreds of pictures and videos on a computer in Morgenstern's home, most involving himself.
Morgenstern has been in the Spokane County Jail since his arrest, and had his medical license permanently revoked. He could get life in prison if convicted of even one count.
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