An 80-year-old Canadian woman suffering from Alzheimer’s disease has been brutally raped by another tourist in the Bahamas last month, her son claims, about two weeks before two American women also claim they were raped on the island. He claimed that he was awake. Country.
The anonymous woman was vacationing with her family at the Warwick Hotel Paradise Island on Jan. 28 when the horrifying sexual assault occurred, her son David Ahrens wrote on LinkedIn and GoFundMe.
Four days ago, Ahrens posted on LinkedIn: “Rape is never acceptable. I’m going to share some very difficult news.”
An elderly woman from Canada was raped. (GoFundMe)
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“My grandmother, great-grandmother, and 80-year-old mother with Alzheimer’s disease was sexually assaulted and raped by a hotel guest, a 61-year-old man from New Waterford, Nova Scotia.” ” Ahrens wrote. “He is currently incarcerated in a Bahamian prison without the possibility of bail and is awaiting trial.”
Bahamian police said an elderly woman was sexually assaulted by a 61-year-old man, but did not provide further details. Fox News Digital reached out to police and Warwick Paradise Islands Bahamas for comment, but did not immediately receive a response.
“Those who know my mother know that she is an incredibly loving person and a very special person to us and our extended family. We are all dealing with shock. , I am horrified by this incident,” Ahrens wrote, adding that she decided to go public about the incident. The incident should serve as a warning to other international travelers to be careful of their vulnerable loved ones. It is something to do.
Ahrens wrote about how sunshine in the Bahamas quickly turned into a nightmare for a Canadian family.
Her mother always had physical contact with her sister, but the two became separated on the way back to their room after dinner.
When her sister got out of the elevator and turned around to grab her mother, the door closed, leaving her mother alone with the suspect.
A frantic search ensued, but the mother was missing for about 45 minutes.
Rows of sunbeds and coconut palms in Nassau, Bahamas. (Eyes Wide Open/Getty Images)
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“He assaulted her in his room,” Ahrens wrote. “This is a despicable, unthinkable, unimaginable nightmare.”
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent Tom Justice, who was in the Bahamas on assignment, was also involved in the search, the agency told Fox News Digital. He joined the search for Ahrens’ mother, walking from floor to floor screaming her name. Search parties then eventually spotted the mother and the suspect coming out of the elevator, and Justice quickly arrested them.
“When the door opened, my mother was there with this assailant,” Ahrens told WSOC-TV.
“He locked the man in the elevator…He got out of the elevator and they went to the lobby. He dragged him out and the police picked him up,” it added. “Her mother is home safe and sound. Her mother’s attitude is that she wants to put herself behind her and move on. She’s a warrior.”
On February 4, Kentucky mothers Amber Shearer and Dongueira Dobson said they were raped after being drugged with a lace cocktail. (Amber Nicole Shearer/Facebook)
Ahrens has also set up a GoFundMe page to raise money to cover medical costs, legal fees and co-pays related to the incident. The fundraiser had raised more than $8,200 as of Saturday morning.
Meanwhile, the Department of Homeland Security praised the attorney general’s actions in arresting the suspect.
“HSI management recognizes the actions taken by SA Justice during his extraordinary duties and is proud of him for going above and beyond to protect the welfare of others.” said Kyle Burns, HSI Charlotte Acting Special Agent in Charge. South Carolina told Fox News Digital in a statement.
“His actions are consistent with the highest standards of this agency.”
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The incident comes less than three weeks after the State Department issued a Level 2 travel advisory for the Bahamas, warning travelers of extreme caution due to violent crimes including sexual assault, robbery, and armed robbery. are asking you to pay.
The agency said most of the crimes occurred in Freeport and Nassau, where Canadian families from Ontario were staying.
On February 4, Kentucky mothers Amber Shearer and Dongueira Dobson said they were raped after being drugged with a lace cocktail.
The Royal Bahamas Police Force announced in a statement on February 4 that it had arrested two men, aged 54 and 40, on suspicion of sexual assault.
