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Sacbee: Heritage Oaks Worker arrested in patient's rape
http://www.sacbee.com/health/story/921802.html
By Chelsea Phua - cphua@sacbee.com
Published 12:00 am PDT Thursday, May 8, 2008
Story appeared in METRO section, Page B3
Authorities have arrested a 41-year-old health worker accused of sexually assaulting a mentally disabled patient when he worked at a Sacramento psychiatric hospital.
Online court records show Sunday Adelani Adeife was arraigned Wednesday afternoon on numerous felony counts of rape and sexual battery of a disabled person incapable of giving consent.
According to the affidavit submitted to the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office, the 17-year-old victim was hospitalized in early March at the Heritage Oaks Hospital for “being gravely disabled and unable to care for herself.”
She reported to authorities that during the second night of her stay she was sexually assaulted and fondled.
Staffing records showed Adeife working the night shift of the second night of the girl’s stay, the affidavit said. Surveillance video also showed him entering her room more frequently and staying longer than in any other patient’s, the affidavit said.
DNA samples taken from Adeife’s saliva match those found on the girl, authorities said. He also fit the physical description of the attacker she provided.
Heritage Oaks said in a statement that the hospital is working with authorities in the investigation: “As soon as the incident was reported to us in March, we contacted state and police authorities.”
Detailed Editorial and Photograph of Sunday Adeife on the next page…
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