Recent reports in the media of sexual abuse

The following are summaries of some of the recent reports in the media of sexual assault against people with disabilities not covered in previous posts by FRIDA. In all of these cases, the sexual assailant is a male; in four out of five of them, those attacked by him are female. Three of the women and the man have development disabilities; one woman has cerebral palsy. The ages of the women range between 14 and 52; the male is 56.

Charlotte, North Carolina - A man was charged and arrested in connection with the sexual assault of a 52-year-old woman with developmental disabilities. According to police, the man followed her home from the bus stop and attacked her in her house. He is also believed to have stolen money from her. More here ...

Normandy, Missouri - A former male employee at a Normandy area nursing home was arrested and charged for sexually assaulting a 36-year-old female resident of the home who has cerebral palsy. The man had worked at the nursing home for nearly a year and a half and passed a background check, according to the administrator of the home. More here ...

Stratford, Iowa - A 41-year-old man has been charged with sexually assaulting an 18-year-old woman with developmental and physical disabilities numerous times over the past year. He was charged with three counts of third-degree sexual assault and one count of fourth-degree sexual assault, police said. More here ...

Everett, Washington - A 33-year-old former police officer has been charged with raping his 11-year-old female relative and her 14-year-old friend who has developmental disabilities while they were on a sleepover at his apartment. More here ...

Wenatchee, Washington - A male caretaker for a company that offers residential services to adults with developmental disabilities man was arrested on suspicion of of raping a 56-year-old man with developmental disabilities in his apartment. More here ...