A male nurse at Sherman Oaks Hospital has been arrested on suspicion of committing a sex act on a corpse.

Security guards reportedly caught Alejandro Lazo, 61, committing an act of necrophilia on Sunday and held him until officers arrived.

He was arrested on a state Health and Safety Code violation because the body was deceased, the Los Angeles Police Department said.

Lazo, of Reseda, is free on $20,000 bail. Police say the investigation is ongoing.

No other details were immediately available.

– KTLA