Sexual Misconduct Tip Results in Arrest of Three California Nursing Home Aides
Three California nursing home aides face charges after a "sexual misconduct allegation alert" tipped off the Bureau of Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse as to problems at a nursing home facility.
In January 2011, acting on a tip, agents from the California Department of Justice arrested Arnold Samson, a CNA, and charged him with elder abuse and battery against a resident of a skilled nursing home. Reportedly, a fellow employee at Idylwood Care Center saw Samson grab the testicles of a male resident and making crude comments. The tipster reported that the same resident had complained in the past about his genitals being grabbed. Samson has since been fired from the facility.
In follow-up interviews, agents determined that Samson had been seen by other employees grabbing and pulling on the resident's genitals and threatening to touch him. The information led to the arrests of Ryan Tan and Richardo Martinez for reportedly having knowledge of the abuse and failing to report it. Tan allegedly admitted in an interview that he had seen Samson grabbing the man's genitals while he was sleeping just "to get a rise out of him". Both Tan and Martinez are also no longer employed at the facility.
There is a difference between abuse and neglect. This case is clearly a case of sexual and physical abuse. Actively and purposely harming a nursing home resident is abusive and criminal.
Although not handling this case, the Terry has handled cases involving sexual abuse of nursing home residents in the past. If you suspect that your loved one is suffering abuse at the hands of a nursing home caretaker, contact Missouri Nursing Home Abuse Attorney David Terr toll-free for a FREE no obligation consultation at 888-317-2525 or 314-878-9797.
