A woman has come forward with claims that a nursing home employee sexually assaulted her elderly mother by exposing himself and making the her touch his genitals. The woman, who doesn’t want to be identified for fear of revealing her mother’s identity, said the abuse took place at a nursing home run though a hospital.
According to the woman, the suspect, entered the patient’s room, drew the privacy curtain, then exposed himself. The woman filed a report with police last week. According to police, two detectives have been assigned to the case, though “it’s too early to tell” if the allegations are true. The administrator has declined to comment on the allegations. For more, read the story.
Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.
