Kirsten Childress, a North Carolina real estate broker who has already sued eXp and a photographer over an alleged May 2023 sexual assault, is now pulling Orlando Health into the same federal case. Her latest filing argues hospital staff mishandled a rape kit and failed to collect blood and urine for toxicology testing, evidence she says was critical to a criminal investigation that stalled. The new claims bring a major local medical provider into a controversy that has drawn national coverage and spawned multiple civil actions tied to the eXp shareholder summit in Orlando.
Suit filed in federal court names hospital
The complaint was filed on Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida's Orlando division, according to the docket. As noted by Justia Dockets, Childress is seeking damages for alleged medical negligence, among other claims. Florida Politics reports that the suit says Orlando Health staff failed to collect blood and urine for toxicology when Childress was treated after the alleged assault.
What evidence the complaint describes
The filing states that vaginal swabs taken as part of the rape kit contained DNA that matched the accused, but that no blood or urine toxicology was ever performed, a gap the complaint argues weakened the criminal case. The complaint's assertion that "Moore's DNA was detected from vaginal swabs collected from the rape kit" was detailed by Inman. Reporting in HousingWire also notes that investigators said prosecutors declined to press charges after toxicology results were not available.
Hospital and attorneys respond
Orlando Health has so far stayed quiet on the specifics, telling Florida Politics that it does not comment on pending litigation. Childress' attorney, Andrea Hirsch, told the outlet the lawsuit is intended to show that "serious mistakes were made and there was medical negligence and it had consequences." The complaint claims the hospital failed to collect routine toxicology samples and did not clearly document what testing was performed, an omission the filing ties directly to the missed opportunity for criminal prosecution.
Broader context and legal stakes
The suit pulls a local hospital into a broader clash that has already generated multiple lawsuits and national reporting about alleged assaults at eXp events. Outlets, including The Real Deal, have tracked Childress' related litigation and a wider pattern of claims. If the court finds Orlando Health fell short of accepted medical standards, the case could prompt changes in how emergency departments document and preserve toxicology evidence for sexual-assault victims.
What to watch next
The Middle District docket will lay out the next moves, including upcoming filings and hearings. Public court records indicate Childress has demanded a jury trial and is seeking compensatory and punitive damages, according to the federal docket. Readers can follow the case through the court records as it moves forward in Orlando's federal court.
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