HIV-Positive Surgery Tech Sentenced To 6½ Years In Prison

DENVER (CBS4)– The surgery technician who pleaded guilty to taking fentanyl from patients at Swedish Medical Center was sentenced to 6 ½ years in prison on Monday.
Rocky Allen, a former Navy medic who is also HIV positive, appeared before a judge in court on Monday morning. The theft of painkillers raised concerns that thousands of patients may have been exposed to the disease, as well as hepatitis B and hepatitis C, through possibly contaminated needles.
Rocky Allen walks into