With sentencing complete, victims of B.C. fake nurse turn attention to civil suit – BC [Video]

With criminal proceedings complete against a woman who posed as a nurse in a B.C. hospital for more than a year, her victims can now turn their attention to a civil suit as they seek justice.

Last week, Brigitte Cleroux was sentenced to seven years in prison for working as a nurse at B.C. Women’s Hospital under stolen credentials.

It’s estimated she interacted with more than 1,100 patients during her time at the hospital.

Those victims have launched a class action lawsuit naming the Provincial Health Services Authority, which operates the hospital, alleging breach of privacy and vicarious liability.

One of Cleroux’s victims, who can’t be identified because of a publication ban, attended her sentencing hearing last week in search of closure.

She told Global News that while she is happy the criminal chapter of the case is now over, she still carries trauma about what happened to her — and the health authority’s …