An 80-year-old Canadian woman with Alzheimer’s disease was raped by a fellow Canadian tourist at a Bahamian resort last month, according to her family.
The woman, whose name has not been released, was vacationing with her daughter at the Warwick Hotel Paradise Island Resort in the Bahamas.
The woman’s son, David Ahrens, wrote on LinkedIn. post: “Rape is never acceptable. I have very difficult news to share with you. On January 28th, at the Warwick Hotel in Nassau, Bahamas, my 80-year-old grandmother and great-grandmother said: He has Alzheimer’s disease and was sexually assaulted and raped by a hotel guest.
While staying at the resort, the man allegedly invited her to dinner with her vacationing family and their friends. Ahrens said her sister got separated from her mother while riding in an elevator, leaving the older woman alone with dinner guests.
Aherns said her sisters searched her mother floor by floor for about 45 minutes.
The search for the 80-year-old woman also included Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent Tom Justice, who was in the Bahamas on assignment.
Ahrens said. WSOC-TV“When the door opened, my mother was there with the assailant,” the judge said, adding: “They pushed the man into the elevator.”
“They got off the elevator and went to the lobby,” Ahrens continued. “He dragged him out and the police picked him up.”
Ahrens said. CTV News“Of course my mom was scared. I don’t need to spell it out, but all I can say is, it was scary. At that point, my mom had her underwear in her hands.” Elevator. “
Her son wrote, “He assaulted her in her room. This is a vile, unthinkable, unimaginable nightmare.”
Ahrens said security video showed her mother fighting back as a man forced her into the hotel room.
Ahrens’ mother was taken to a local hospital, where she reportedly tested positive after being administered a rape kit.
The son claimed a 61-year-old Canadian man from Nova Scotia was arrested.
“Bail was refused and he could face life in prison if convicted,” the newspaper said. new york post.
Ahrens said she flew to the tropical island immediately after learning of the rape allegation and said Bahamian police provided great support to her family during the investigation.
Global Affairs Canada, Canada’s diplomatic and consular agency, confirmed to CTV News that a Canadian national was arrested in the Bahamas.
“What we’re concerned about is the combination of Alzheimer’s disease and sexual assault and rape. It’s playing with her mind. So we’re worried that it’s playing in her subconscious. “I’m just worried that it’s happening, and that’s only making the situation worse at this point,” Ahrens said. she said.
The rape accusations came at about the same time two American mothers claimed they were drugged and raped at a Bahamian resort.
As Blaze News previously reported, two Kentucky women claim their tropical cocktails were laced with drugs and then raped by staff at a Bahamian resort.
An American nurse who treated the two women said, “In my 20 years of practice, this was the worst workplace I’ve ever had to work in. It was a terrible situation for both women.” Ta.
Two men were arrested on suspicion of sexual assault.
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