Nursing Home Sexual Assault: Employee Charged with Raping Patient
A nursing home worker has been charged with second-degree rape and endangering the welfare of an incompetent or physically disabled person. Kipper Allen Stevens is accused of engaging in sexual intercourse with a female patient last December at Shore Winds Nursing Home. At the time, Stevens was working as a licensed practical nurse at the assisted living facility.
The victim is a middle-aged woman who suffers from a mental disability. As a result of her impairment, she was unable to give her consent to the sexual act. After the alleged sexual assault, she was transferred to another nursing home.
The indictment against Stevens comes after a six-month probe into the alleged incident. Another worker at the facility witnessed the alleged nursing home sexual abuse and notified management. Stevens claims that his relationship with the patient was one between two consenting adults.
Shore Winds maintains that it performs thorough background checks on potential employees. Stevens does not have any prior arrests on his record.
Sexual Assaults at Nursing Homes
Illinois nursing home residents must not only contend with the threat of possible physical abuse or neglect, but they can also be at risk of becoming victims of nursing home sexual abuse or assault.
Some examples of Nursing Home Sexual Abuse:
• Molestation
• Fondling
• Propositioning a resident
• Rape
• Engaging in sexual acts with a patient who is unable to give his or her consent
Recently, our Chicago nursing home abuse law firm posted a blog about allegations made against LaSalle County Nursing Home. The Illinois assisted living facility is accused of failing to stop a male resident from molesting 10 female residents. Many of the victims suffered from dementia or were incapacitated in other ways.
Chicago nursing homes are responsible for making sure that residents do not become the victims of Illinois nursing home neglect or abuse.
Nursing home employee accused of rape, Rocnow.com, July 15, 2009
LPN on Sex with Nursing Home Resident: "It Was Nothing Malicious", 13 WHAM.com, July 16, 2009
Report: Illinois nursing home allowed sexual abuse, Daily Herald, July 3, 2009
Related Web Resources:
Elder Sexual Abuse in Nursing Homes, Articlesbase.com, August 29, 2008
Contact our Chicago nursing home abuse law firm about your case.
