BRONX - A male nurse has been charged with raping an elderly
resident at a Bronx nursing home.
"Why did you do it?" a man yelled at the suspect
as he was walked out Tuesday night.
42-year-old Nanic Aidasani kept his mouth shut as police
escorted him out of the Bronx Special Victim's Unit in handcuffs.
The Yonkers man is accused of raping a patient with dementia
at the nursing home where he works.
Investigators say another worker caught the suspect on top
of the alleged victim.
Tonight the 64-year-old woman's family is digesting these
serious accusations.
"It's just heartbreaking, it's horrible that this is
happening to my mother," said Loida, the victim's daughter.
To protect the alleged victim's identity, we're not using
the family's last name.
Loida and Alejandro got a call at 4 a.m. Tuesday from a
supervisor telling them their mother was sexually assaulted by a nurse at
Manhattanville Health Care Center in the Kingsbridge section of the Bronx.
"She was at the nursing home because my brother and I
thought it was a safe haven for her, a safe place for her, that she would be
protected, but she wasn't protected, she was assaulted," Loida said.
"We're still in shock right now, trying to deal with
this situation. The NYPD is working on warrant and working on getting this rape
kit done," Alejandro said.
In a statement administrator Uri Schwartz explained,
"Manhattanville Health Care Center contacted the police department and the
Department of Health to report an alleged sexual abuse complaint. Our residents
are our number one priority and we will continue to assist authorities in their
ongoing investigation."
Loida and Alejandro say their mother has a severe case of
dementia, she can't talk, making it impossible for her to explain what exactly
happened.
"My mother is in the hospital. She is confused,"
Loida said, "Justice needs to be served. This is outrageous. We're
frustrated with the system. We have been through hell."
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