Overview
- The judge ordered 10 years in state prison followed by five years of probation, with sex-offender registration required.
- In December 2025, a Flagler County jury convicted James Melady of sexual battery and acquitted him of video voyeurism.
- Investigators said video clips showed Melady setting up a recording device and touching an unconscious woman in an ambulance.
- State Attorney R.J. Larizza denounced the offense as a profound abuse of public trust and supported the maximum sentence.
- Unrelated cases pending in Flagler and Volusia counties allege he stole cards and personal information from patients, including a 92-year-old, for fraudulent purchases.