RICHMOND HILL, Ont. – Police north of Toronto say a staff member at a long-term care facility in Richmond Hill, Ont., has been charged with sexually assaulting one of the home’s residents.
York Regional Police allege the 52-year-old man sexually assaulted the 82-year-old woman in a long-term care home on Trench Street on Sunday.
They say another staff member allegedly witnessed the worker kissing the woman against her will.
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Duane Doucet of Vaughan has been charged with sexual assault and is due in court in Newmarket, Ont., on Nov. 18.
Police say he is a recreational co-ordinator at the facility.
They’re asking anyone with information to come forward.
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