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Bucks Co. Nurse Found Taping Patients; Woman Beaten In Home; SpaceX Announces Moon Mission

by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 02/28/17 4:06 am | updated: 02/28/17 4:06 am

A Bucks County nurse has now been accused of secretly taking pictures and videos of eight patients, one of them including a teenager, during dermatology appointments in Lower Makefiled Township. 45-year-old James Close reportedly took videos and pictures on his iPhone without their consent while they were at his appointment. The incidents took place at the Penn Medicine Dermatology on the 1000 block of Floral Vale Boulevard. Authorities say that back in early February a 17-year-old patient was at her appointment, when she noticed an iPhone laying on the ground, recording in the room. The girl reported it to employees, who then reported it to police. After receiving a search warrant, authorities found 18 more videos on Close's phone, all including female patients. As well as the charges that were filed in February, authorities have announced 43 additional charges involving the eight victims. Close is now behind bars at the Bucks County Correctional Facility and is being held on $100,000 bail.

A 72-year-old woman was found beaten, bound, and left in a closet for four days in her home in East Brandywine on Monday. A family member made the 911 call after she found the victim in her home while making a welfare check on her. The 911 dispatcher stated that the caller found the woman with a reusable shopping bag on her head. Neighbors believe that the suspects knew the woman lived in the house alone and they suspect it might have been a targeted attack. This is the seventh robbery in a string of robberies that has taken place in Chester County since October 2016. Police are investigating into whether the robberies are linked.

The SpaceX company, which was founded by billionaire Elon Musk, announced on Monday that they have a plan to launch a pair of civilians into space to orbit around the moon, and then back to Earth in 2018. Musk stated that two individuals who showed interest in the mission approached the company. The flight is set to skim the moon and then carry them into deep space in the company's Dragon Capsule and Falcon Heavy rocket after being launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. SpaceX has not released the identities of the crew as of yet, but they announced they will release their identities after they are approved in their health and fitness tests. SpaceX is planning an unmanned mission to the international space station before launching their 2018 mission. SpaceX has been contracted by NASA to continue missions at a rate of four per year. The 2018 trip is scheduled to take place once SpaceX has completed successful manned missions for NASA.

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