Topics

All Topics

On the Road

Major Medical

Protecting Your Family

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Nursing Home Assistant Accused of Sexually Assaulting 85-Year-Old Patient

Chrissie Cole

Contributor

Posted by Chrissie ColeSeptember 13, 2007 12:25 AM

Tags: Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect

0 Comments

Print Article

On Thursday, a certified nursing home assistant was ordered to stand trial in a nursing home abuse case that alleges he molested an 85-year-old patient that resides at the long-term care facility.

The alleged attack occurred on July 1 at Joseph Villa, in Salt Lake City. His charges include Class A misdemeanor lewdness, first-degree felony rape and second-degree felony forcible sexual abuse.

During a 3rd District Court preliminary hearing, a detective testified that the victim, who is wheelchair bound, was "articulate, attentive and able to give a good description" of the attack.

According to a police report, a hospital examination showed the woman suffered lacerations and abrasions to her genitals.

An arraignment is scheduled for September 17. If he is found guilty of rape, he faces life in prison.

0 Comments

Have an opinion about this post? Please consider leaving a comment or subscribing to the feed to have future articles delivered to your feed reader.

Comments for this article are closed.

Subscribe to InjuryBoard Roanoke

Keep up with the latest updates using your favorite RSS reader

Legal Assistance Center

More Info

First Name

Last Name

Phone

Zip

Better Business Bureau Accredited Business

Your question will be referred to an attorney near you. If your question is of a legal nature, then by submitting this form you agree you are not forming a formal attorney / client relationship. Read our full privacy policy.

Looking for an InjuryBoard attorney closer to home? Click here.