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By Staff The Canadian Press
Posted February 14, 2025 2:23 pm
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Police east of Toronto have charged a 75-year-old nurse they allege sexually assaulted a resident while working at a long-term care home last fall.
Durham regional police say the suspect was found touching a resident inappropriately during his shift at Fosterbrooke Long-Term Care Home in Clarington, Ont., on Oct. 15.
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He’s been charged with sexual assault and released on an undertaking.
Investigators are asking anyone with information about the alleged incident to get in touch.
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Police say the suspect previously worked at the Whitby Mental Health Centre, now known as Ontario Shores, from 1989 to 2011, and Altima Long-Term Care, now known as Glen Rouge Community/Long-Term Care, from 2011 to 2015.
They say he joined Fosterbrooke in 2016.
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