The New Jersey Board of Nursing has temporarily suspended the license of Andre Maureece Angus, a registered nurse from Mercer County, following criminal charges of sexual contact involving three patients at Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center in Plainsboro. The announcement was made by Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs.
Angus was arrested on December 11, 2024, after an investigation by the Plainsboro Police Department and Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office. He faces three counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual contact related to alleged incidents that took place between September 2023 and March 2024.
According to officials, Angus agreed to a temporary suspension under an interim consent order filed with the Board on July 28, 2025. The suspension will remain in effect pending the outcome of his criminal case and further action by the Board.
“Patients being treated in a hospital trust that the individuals assigned to their care will treat them with dignity and respect, in accordance with medical ethics and professional standards,” said Attorney General Platkin. “Individuals who exploit their positions of trust to sexually prey on patients–as this licensee allegedly did–present a clear danger to the public that must be stopped. That is why we have suspended him from practice until these very serious criminal charges are resolved.”
Elizabeth M. Harris, Acting Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs, stated: “The criminal allegations, if proven, demonstrate an egregious violation of professional standards that undermine the integrity of the nursing profession. Under the consent order announced today, this licensee will have no professional contact with patients in any practice setting while these allegations are ongoing.”
The alleged incidents involved inappropriate touching or groping of three male patients under Angus’s care at Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center. His employment at the hospital has ended.
Patients who believe they were treated inappropriately by Angus are encouraged to file an online complaint with the Board of Nursing.
Under terms set by the Interim Consent Order, Angus is required to immediately stop practicing or presenting himself as a registered nurse in New Jersey or any state participating in the Nurse Licensure Compact until further notice from the Board. Any such activity would be considered unlicensed practice.
Deputy Attorney General Daniel Evan Leef Hewitt is representing the State in this matter under Section Chief Doreen A. Hafner within the Professional Boards Prosecution Section at the Division of Law’s Affirmative Civil Enforcement Practice Group.
