Perth aged care worker, 27, charged over alleged ‘sickening’ sex assault on incapacitated 80-year-old man at a facility
A 27-year-old aged care worker has been charged with indecently assaulting an incapacitated male nursing home resident in his 80s.
Police said on Tuesday the “sickening” attack on a vulnerable man is believed to have occurred at a retirement home in Perth’s western suburbs on March 22.
The suspect is a male NDIS worker who attends a number of aged care facilities in the area, police said on Tuesday.
An aged care worker has been charged with indecently assaulting a resident (general image shown)
Detectives from the Sex Assault Squad have charged the man, who lives in the western Perth suburb of Marangaroo, with three counts of indecent dealing with an incapacitated person on Saturday.
The man has been taken into custody and is being admitted will appear in the Perth Magistrates Court on April 2.
This investigation is ongoing.
Police have urged anyone with information about this case or similar incidents to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or report online. here.
Have you been a victim of sexual abuse, or do you have information about someone who is being abused, please contact the police on 131 444, or report the information via the online reporting platform Safe2Say.
Western Australian police arrested the man on Saturday and the man will remain in custody until a court hearing in April