Nurse Aide Denies Involvement in Sexual Assault at Nursing Home
Nurse's Aide David Payne pled not guilty to two counts of First Degree Criminal Sex Act during his recent arraignment in City Court on September 9, 2008. Mr. Payne has been charged with sexually abusing an 89 year-old nursing home resident at Niagra Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Niagra Falls, New York and may face possible additional charges as well. He is also a suspect in possible sexual assaults in nursing homes in both Lewiston and Ransomville, New York.
Mr. Payne was caught getting out of a patient's bed by another nurse's aide. The aide asked the resident if she was ok and the resident replied "No." The resident said that Mr. Payne entered her room, took off his pants, and sexually assaulted her. Mr. Payne reportedly told the victim that a doctor wanted to see her, but she never saw a doctor. Mr. Payne alleges that the patient's bed alarm was going off and he was readjusting it for her safety.
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