tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3218085720129774525.post-32575533062837461982007-08-30T14:19:00.000-05:002007-08-30T14:21:54.335-05:00A judge agreed Thursday to erase the public criminal record of a doctor arrested but never charged in the alleged killing of patients at a sweltering, flooded New Orleans hospital following Hurricane Katrina.<br /><br />State District Judge Calvin Johnson also said authorities must keep secret all materials put before the grand jury that last month declined to indict Dr. Anna Pou.<br /><br />Pou called Johnson's decision to expunge her public record "a huge step in helping me get by life back together."<br /><br />Pou was arrested last year. Attorney General Charles Foti accused her of giving lethal doses of drugs to patients at Memorial Medical Center in Katrina's aftermath, but a grand jury refused to indict her on July 24.<br /><br />At least 34 people died at Memorial after the Aug. 29., 2005, hurricane, many from dehydration during the four-day wait for rescuers. Katrina had flooded the lower floors of the hospital, knocked out electricity and left patients and medical personnel stranded for days.Records Removal Servicesnoreply@blogger.com