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A Santa Cruz nurse and neurosurgeon were arrested by the Watsonville Police Department on suspicion of sexually abusing children, including a victim who is less than 10 years old. James Kohut, 57, was a longtime neurosurgeon in Santa Cruz at Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center, as well as Dominican Hospital. He was arrested Sunday on suspicion of oral copulation with a minor, and forcing lewd acts on a minor. Kohut was arrested at his house on 4th Avenue in Santa Cruz, and was booked into jail without chance of bail. A Dominican Hospital nurse, 42-year-old Rashel Melina Brandon, was arrested May 9 at a home on Cirvelo Street in Watsonville. The Watsonville woman is charged with eight felony counts of child sex abuse, including sodomy, oral copulation, and forcing lewd acts. She pleaded not guilty. According to her Facebook page, Brandon is an ICU staff nurse at Dominican Hospital, and a mother of two. A third person was also arrested in connection to the case, but the suspect's name has not been made public yet. The third person lives in another state. According to the charges, there are two victims. One is less than 10 years old and the other is less than 14 years old. So far, police have not disclosed where the alleged crimes occurred, but confirmed the location is somewhere in Santa Cruz County. This investigation is being led by the Watsonville Police Department, with help from the FBI and Internet Crimes Against Children task force. A Dominican Hospital spokesperson released a prepared statement to KSBW: "Dignity Health Dominican Hospital is aware of the allegations and has taken the appropriate steps. In accordance with hospital policy, we cannot comment on personnel matters," the spokesperson wrote. The Watsonville Police Department said it first became aware of a "serious sexual assault case" on May 9, the same day Brandon was arrested. Kohut's career has a few black eyes. He was disciplined and sanctioned in 2006 by the state medical board for "quality care issues," according to state records. One of those "issues" was that Kohut was caught downloading and viewing pornography while at work, according to the state board. He was employed as a neurosurgeon at University Medical Center at the time. "(Kohut) viewed adult pornographic web sites and downloaded pornography during work hours on UMC computers during the the period of 2002 through Feb. 2003," the state board wrote. A second cause for discipline was a botched brain surgery Kohut performed in 2002, according to the board. An x-ray showed that a 36-year-old man had an aneurysm on the left side of his head, and Kohut erroneously attempted to surgically remove the aneurysm on the right side. DOCUMENTS: Read the state medical board's discipline measures against Kohut Kohut left Palo Alto Medical Foundation last year to take a job with Sparks Health System in Arkansas. An open house meet-and-greet with Kohut at Sparks Orthopedic and Spine Unit was scheduled for June 9. A press release was issued by Sparks Health System spokeswoman Alicia Agent on May 10 -- just four days before he was arrested in Santa Cruz -- announcing Kohut's arrival. "We are very excited to welcome Dr. Kohut and his wife Karen to Sparks. As many of you know, he will provide a much needed service to this area. As a neurosurgeon, Dr. Kohut provides treatment for patients suffering from neck, back, arm or sciatic nerve pain," Agent wrote. "I had the pleasure of interviewing our new neurosurgeon a couple weeks ago and he left me with some great advice: 'Always take the dreams of children seriously, because sometimes they come true,'" Agent wrote. Watsonville police Capt. Jorge Zamora said a press conference will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday to disclose more information about the investigation. Kohut and Brandon remained behind bars at the Santa Cruz County Jail as of Monday afternoon, according to inmate records.