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Written by K Bishop
Published September 21, 2022 @ 5:12 PM ET
Bibb County – Allegations of a Snapchat video showing a woman in labor led to the arrest of a Macon nurse.
Rachel Elizabeth Fastow was arrested on September 21, months after the incident, when the victim in the alleged video filed a criminal complaint against her. The complaint cites Georgia’s ‘Eavesdropping’ law, Georgia Code § 16-11-62.
According to the complaint, Fastow allegedly entered a Labor and Delivery room May 16 at Atrium Health Navicent with her cellphone in the chest pocket of her scrubs. The laboring mother claims that the cell phone’s camera light was on and that once another nurse pointed it out, Fastow turned it off.
Fastow’s lawyer, Ken Smith, says his client is falsely accused of committing a crime and provided the following statement:
“Ms. Fastow is heartbroken by the baseless allegations levied against her. A thorough and complete administrative investigation was conducted by her employer, whereby she was previously exonerated of wrongdoing and rightfully allowed to return to her nursing duties well before her arrest. Without any new evidence, despite her being administratively cleared of wrongdoing, and months after the alleged event, a warrant was then sought.
Ms. Fastow denies any illegality or wrongdoing and intends on vigorously defending herself from these defamatory allegations on all fronts. Further, she intends on holding all applicable parties liable for these untrue dispersions.”
Fastow was released September 22 from the Bibb County Jail on a $44,000 bond. She faces a possible five-year prison sentence and/or a $10,000 fine.