Massachusetts Nursing Home Aide Charged With Sexual Assault
Kofi Agana
Kofi Agana, a former aide at Sudbury Pines in Sudbury, Massachusetts, was arrested on February 11, 2009 and charged with sexual assault of a resident of Sudbury Pines Extended Care. Agana allegedly assaulted the resident between February 4 and February 6, 2009. He has been charged with two counts of indecent assault and battery on a disabled person older than 60 and one count of assault and battery on a disabled person older than 60.
Allegedly, Agana went to the room of a female resident, whose speech was greatly impaired by a stroke. He closed the door nearly all the way and rubbed the woman's breast. He then grabbed her arms and held them down while he touched her genitals. Another resident was in the room during the assault but was sleeping.
The sexual assault was discovered when the resident was observed acting strangely toward Agana as if trying to get away from him. The facility conducted an investigation and fired Agana. While the victim has trouble speaking, she is able to say yes and no and police determined what happened through questioning. The victim pointed to various areas of her body and indicated that Agana was involved. Another resident has alleged that Agana fondled her while transferring her from her bed to a wheelchair.
Agana is due back in court on March 16 for a pretrial conference.
