Former surgical technician Kristen Diane Parker appeared in U.S. District Court today and pleaded not guilty to charges related to stealing and contaminating drugs meant for patients.Parker, 26, is charged with three criminal counts and was indicted by a federal grand jury on another 42 counts.Parker’s parents also attended the hearing in U.S. Magistrate Judge Gudrun Rice’s courtroom this morning; they did not make a statement.Parker is infected with hepatitis C and told police during an interview that she had a history of sharing needles when she used heroin.

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