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A Pierce County judge is allowing a defendant, accused of forcing an abortion on a former girlfriend, to remove his electronic home monitoring device. The man has a history of violating court orders, according to police.

A woman identified as D.H. alleges that on Jan. 27, 2024, her then-boyfriend and licensed nurse practitioner, 42-year-old David Benjamin Coots, became 鈥渁bnormally aggressive鈥� during what she believed was consensual sex at her home. She believed she was pregnant at the time and told police she discussed this with Coots, who was then (and still is) married to a different woman.

According to the victim, Coots inserted abortion pills inside of her while they were having sex. She told police that she only found out about it when she found a loose pill.

“She said that she texted David about the pill, and he said that he gave them to her to cause a miscarriage. David said that he had prescribed the pills to himself and tried to convince (D.H.) to not seek aid. He said he put a total of 4 pills inside of her,” according to the police report.

After the alleged revelation, the police report says D.H. went to St. Anthony’s emergency room for a rape kit. She told police that the hospital found Misoprostol during the exam. Then, she told police she started to experience “abnormal bleeding” and severe stomach pain. She said her doctor said it could have been due to a miscarriage or due to the medication. She said she then took a home pregnancy test and the result was negative.

Judge Stanley Rumbaugh sides with defense

After she reported the alleged incident to police, D.H. filed a restraining order against Coots. But, according to the Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, Coots violated the protection order several times.

Prosecuting Attorney Mary Robnett brought charges against Coots in March 2024, including rape in the third degree, assault in the second degree, and three counts of violating a restraining order. Under Washington state law, it is a .

At the time, the defendant posted $500,000 bail, but was placed on electronic home-monitoring. But on May 6, Coots’ defense attorney filed a motion to lift the electronic home monitoring so that he could more easily start a business and support his wife and five children.

Judge Stanley Rumbaugh sided with Coots and allowed him to remove his electronic home monitoring.

Dismissing concerns from the victim

The victim told the court that the electronic home monitoring gave her peace of mind. She said it was “terrifying” to think about the ankle monitor being removed and that, if the judge approved the decision, she would leave the state with her 9-year-old daughter.

鈥淭hat鈥檚 how afraid I am of him coming to my house,鈥� she said, according to the .

Plus, what if he violates the no-contact order to intimidate the victim? He was already charged for allegedly violating a restraining order and his wife, Melissa Coots, after trying to bribe the victim to not go to police.

Coots’ attorney called concerns over what would happen if her client wasn’t subject to electronic home monitoring “dramatic.” She also presented a claim by a defense expert witness, a doctor, that the victim was never pregnant. That doctor did not personally examine the victim.

Forging ahead

Robnett’s office strongly opposed the motion, but Judge Rumbaugh sided with the defendant. Coots was allowed to remove his electronic home monitoring device on May 14.

A spokesperson for Robnett told “The Jason Rantz Show” on KTTH that they reject the defense expert witness claims.

“We are aware that the defense attorney has told the court they have an expert who will opine about whether or not the victim could have been pregnant when these events occurred. It is not uncommon for trials to involve differing theories and even differing expert opinions,” the spokesperson explained.

“Our deputy prosecutors on this case are preparing to take this to trial if need be,” he added.

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