Doctor, Two Hospital Employees Plead Guilty to
Violating Pressly's Privacy
Dr. Jay Holland of Little Rock and two former employees of St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center pleaded guilty Monday to misdemeanor violations of the federal medical records privacy law, the U.S. Attorney's Office and the FBI in Little Rock announced.
Holland, Sarah Elizabeth Miller of England and Candida Griffin of Little Rock admitted accessing "without any legitimate purpose" the medical records of Anne Pressly, the KATV-TV, Channel 7, reporter who was fatally attacked in her home in October. For the violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, each faces up to one year in prison, a fine of up to $50,000, or both. Sentencing has not been scheduled.