A male nurse has been arrested on suspicion of committing a sex act on a corpse at a Sherman Oaks hospital, police said Monday.

Alejandro Lazo, 61, was arrested Sunday on a state Health and Safety Code violation because the body was deceased, the Los Angeles Police Department said.

Lazo, of Reseda, was released on bail while investigators pursue leads in the case, police said.

Police did not release the name of the hospital. No other details were immediately available.

Anyone with information is asked to call (877) 527-3247.

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