valleynewslive.com on January 04, 2012 reported that a North Dakota orthopedic surgeon convicted of sexually assaulting a woman he drugged with an anesthetic faces up to five years in prison when sentenced. Dr. Jon Norberg, of Fargo, entered Alford pleas Tuesday to charges of felony reckless endangerment and misdemeanor sexual assault. An Alford plea means he did not admit wrongdoing but acknowledged there was enough evidence to convict him. Norberg was accused of having sex with a woman in his home after he gave her propofol more than 30 times over 18 months. The woman Norberg was accused of assaulting was not his patient. The Associated Press does not identify victims of sexual assault.

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