A Wisconsin nurse, Melissa Knutson, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison and two years of extended supervision for misconduct in public office and obstructing an officer after repeatedly having sex with a drug-court patient while she was working for the Monroe County Drug Court. When authorities were alerted to the incident, she initially accused the patient of sexually assaulting her, but later admitted to lying about the incident in an attempt to avoid the consequences. The patient, who was involved in the drug court, had initially claimed she chose to stay silent about the assault due to fears it would harm her or her family.