Disabled Iowa Woman Gives More Details About Sexual Assaults
(CAPTION: Allen Franks, Timothy Stromberg and Bruce Brecht were all arrested in connection to multiple rapes at the Anamosa Care Center.) In Iowa, new details have emerged about extremely disturbing incidents in which two male staff members repeatedly raped a female resident at the Anamosa Care Center. In June, a 21-year-old female resident came forward with allegations of being raped on multiple occasions. At the time, the resident, who is mentally retarded, said the rapes happened over a period of five days. Now, police have discovered that three men were involved in the rapes. One, Bruce Brecht, served as...
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Charges Dropped Against Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting His Disabled Wife
Felony sexual assault charges have been dropped against a Wisconsin man for having intercourse with his comatose wife. Prosecutors' case against the man relied on videotapes evidence of the man engaging in intercourse during visits at the Divine Savior Nursing Home in Portage, Wisconsin. However, the Fourth District Court of Appeals ruled that the videotapes are inadmissible in the case. The court found that the man's Fourth Amendment rights against unreasonable searches were violated when police installed a hidden camera in the wife's nursing home room. According to reports, the couple was married in 1988 and had no children....
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94-Year-Old Charged With Raping Co-Resident In Oklahoma Nursing Home
Charges of first-degree rape by instrumentation have been filed against 94-year-old Lester Pendergast. The charges stem from a September, 2008 incident when a witness caught Pendergast performing a sexual act on a 67-year-old at the Grace Living Center in Oklahoma. A local hospital used a rape kit to confirm the sexual contact had taken place. According to a statement released by the facility, “Grace Living Center of Edmond takes the responsibility to protect all residents very seriously. We discovered the incident and immediately took steps to provide for the safety and care of the residents; we reported the matter to...
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Bye Bye Criminals
Criminals will no longer be able to work in Illinois Nursing Homes. More than two years ago, Illinois Governor Rod R. Blagojevich signed a House Bill 2531 into effect to protect nursing home residents. Under the new law, nursing homes must do a full background check, including running fingerprints on a national database, prior to hiring employees who have direct interaction with residents. In addition to employees at nursing homes, the new law also screens prospective employees at: community living facilities, home health agencies, hospices, assisted living facilities, day training programs and community living arrangements. The new law is welcome...
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