The state of Washington has suspended the license of a nurse who forced his pregnant girlfriend to take an abortion drug.
In a story that is a reminder of how easily-available abortion drugs enable predators, Washington State Board of Nursing suspended the license of 2-year-old David Benjamin Coots.
In March, police arrested Coots for trying to force an unwanted chemical abortion on his pregnant girlfriend. He reportedly placed abortion-inducing pills inside his victim’s womb during an abnormally aggressive sexual encounter. The woman realized something was awry when she found two pills and a small piece of foil on toilet paper while sitting on the toilet.
In addition to the nurse license, Coots faces charges of second-degree assault, third-degree rape, tampering with a witness, and five counts of violation of a court order
His wife, Melissa Coots, who allegedly pressured the victim not to report Coots to the authorities, has been charged with witness tampering.
Now Coots has lost his license.
She called him “flirty for a doctor” and he later asked for her number, hoping she could help him with real estate, according to the (WSBON).
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They became friends and then started dating in Sept. 2023 when Coots told her that he and his wife were getting a divorce. The pair have five children.
In Jan. 2024, the victim said she had taken multiple pregnancy tests that were positive. She said Coots was “overly supportive” when she told him about the pregnancy and said he would take care of everything.
According to court documents, she told a deputy that she and Coots were having sex on Jan. 27 when he put his fingers into her farther and harder than normal, and that Coots was acting strangely afterward. She said after he left for the night, she noticed a pill fall from her vagina.
The victim said she asked Coots what the pill was. Eventually, according to documents, he told her he put four pills inside her that “causes miscarriages.”
The victim went to the emergency room and had a rape kit performed.
In the days following, the victim said Coots sent her money and showed up at her house asking to talk, according to documents. She told investigators that she also received texts from Melissa Coots who threatened her if she talked to police, and also offered her money to keep quiet.
David Coots was arrested on March 11 for violating a court order and showing up where the victim was staying with a letter and gifts.
Coots has been released on $500,000 bond and is ordered to wear a GPS tracking device.
