Former NICU nurse Erin Strotman sentenced to 3 years in prison in Henrico Doctors' Hospital abuse case

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June 5, 2026 . 2:24 PM

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Erin Strotman was sentenced to three years behind bars as part of a plea deal. (Courtesy WTVR)

A multi-year investigation into former Henrico Doctors' Hospital NICU nurse Erin Strotman came to a close Friday as she was sentenced to three years behind bars as part of a plea deal.

In January, Strotman pleaded no contest to nine counts of felony child abuse involving nine infants between 2022 and 2024. She received four months behind bars for each of the nine babies.

Strotman's attorneys asked for home incarceration for her safety but that request was denied by the judge.

Strotman worked in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Henrico Doctors Hospital and is accused of breaking the limbs of babies she was tasked with caring for.

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