'It has torn me apart. My grandmother doesn't deserve this!'
A woman is fighting for justice, after she said her 96-year-old grandmother was sexually assaulted by another resident, in an Indiana nursing home.And nearly two weeks after the incident, he's still there, living in the same facility.
Ruth Reed has lived there for the past two years. Her granddaughter, who has power of attorney for her grandmother, said it's OK to use her name because she wants her grandmother's story told.Gloriatte Evans-Dumas fights back tears while describing what an East Chicago, Indiana police report said her 96-year-old grandmother, Ruth Reed, went through at Harbor Health & Rehab.
He told police he touched Reed's breast, while she was clothed, adding,"She never said no or to stop." "It was a shock. I was angry. I was mad. I was upset. This shouldn't have to occur with someone that's 96 years of age," Evans-Dumas said."She cannot take care of herself. She can't give you authorization to touch her body!"
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