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Akron-area doctor pleads guilty to sexually assaulting coworker

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An emergency room doctor who worked at a hospital in the Akron area has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a coworker.

The doctor, David Meranda, 34, is charged with sexual battery, a first-degree felony.

The assault happened at a home in Summit County, according to the prosecutor's office.

Judge Kathryn Michael will sentence Meranda on June 15 at the Summit County Court of Common Pleas.

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