By Andrew Kariuki
A Kenyan TikToker and nurse based in the United States has been charged with sexual assault following allegations that he assaulted a patient at a hospital in Orlando, Florida.
Abedinecho Katue, 46, was charged before the Ninth Circuit Court of Orange County in Orlando with sexual battery of a physically incapacitated victim and a second count of lewd or lascivious molestation of a disabled adult.
According to court records, Katue was arrested on March 4, 2026, after authorities accused him of sexually assaulting a patient on January 26, 2025.
At the time of the alleged incident, Katue was working as a nurse at AdventHealth Orlando, one of the major healthcare facilities in the area.
Investigators allege that the victim was physically incapacitated, a factor that forms part of the charges filed against the suspect under Florida law.
The case has drawn attention within Kenyan diaspora circles, as Katue is also known on social media platform TikTok, where he had built a following.
Details surrounding the circumstances of the alleged assault and the ongoing court proceedings remain under review as the matter moves through the U.S. justice system.
Authorities in Florida have not released further details about the victim in order to protect their identity.
Katue is expected to face the charges before the Orange County court as the case proceeds.
