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The attacker was found in the severely disabled 23-year-old's room but the suspected rape was kept quiet by watchdogs
COPS believe a young autistic patient was raped by a known sex-offender at his care home – but the industry watchdog was slammed last night for keeping quiet about the suspected crime.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has not pursued charges against the care home company for its failings – despite having new legal powers to do so – and it PRAISED the care home where the suspected rape occurred in an inspection report just two weeks after the incident.
The alleged crime was one of a string of incidents at homes run by private company Hillgreen Care.
The allegations were reported by The Times last night, which said its journalists had seen police documents and agency reports about the case.
The suspected rapist was a 28-year-old resident, identified as JL, who had previously been charged with raping a vulnerable adult, and is currently in jail for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in 2015.
Although senior Hillgreen staff knew he was a risk to others, it is alleged that he wasn’t supervised, and in November 2015 he was found in the bedroom of a severely autistic 23-year-old man who is considered unable to give consent.
When questioned by staff at the home in Enfield, northeast London, JL admitted walking into the disabled man’s room, pulling down his clothes, and penetrating him.
But staff later washed the victim’s underwear – which may have contained DNA evidence – and his mum wasn’t informed he’d been “sexually assaulted” until 24 hours later.
Cops were informed the day after that, and investigated the suspected rape but the Crown Prosecution Service decided not to press charges because the victim was unable to describe what happened to him, JL’s comments would not admissible in court for legal reasons, and there was a lack of forensic evidence.
But the case was not the only disturbing incident at a Hillgreen home, and the Times described other concerns that had been raised at other facilities run by the private company.
The newspaper reported Tadeo Binama, the deputy manager of the Hillgreen home in Enfield, was a convicted sex offender working in Britain illegally.
And it is claimed other homes saw the “sexual grooming” of residents who had sex with staff during their shifts.
A spokesman for the CQC – which regulates England’s 16,000 care homes – told The Sun: “We’ve taken enforcement action against this provider, including cancelling their registration last year to stop them delivering care. We are currently considering what legal action to take.”
When asked how the CQC intended to ensure such incidents didn’t happen elsewhere, he replied: “We’ve successfully prosecuted five adult social care services between 2014 and 2017.”
He defended the decision not to inform the public about concerns over Hillgreen, and said the CQQ’s wish to be “open and transparent” needed to be balanced alongside a risk of “compromising ongoing investigations”.
Health Minister Steve Brine MP told The Sun last night: “This case is deeply concerning – abuse of any kind is completely unacceptable.
“Our changes to the law mean the Care Quality Commission can take more direct action against care providers whose services put people at risk, or fall below the high standards of care we expect.”
Hillgreen’s lawyers told The Times that the criticisms levelled against the firm were unfair and inaccurate, but refused to comment further.
Source: Sex offender 'raped autistic man after being left unsupervised in care home'
The attacker was found in the severely disabled 23-year-old's room but the suspected rape was kept quiet by watchdogs
COPS believe a young autistic patient was raped by a known sex-offender at his care home – but the industry watchdog was slammed last night for keeping quiet about the suspected crime.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has not pursued charges against the care home company for its failings – despite having new legal powers to do so – and it PRAISED the care home where the suspected rape occurred in an inspection report just two weeks after the incident.
The alleged crime was one of a string of incidents at homes run by private company Hillgreen Care.
The allegations were reported by The Times last night, which said its journalists had seen police documents and agency reports about the case.
The suspected rapist was a 28-year-old resident, identified as JL, who had previously been charged with raping a vulnerable adult, and is currently in jail for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in 2015.
Although senior Hillgreen staff knew he was a risk to others, it is alleged that he wasn’t supervised, and in November 2015 he was found in the bedroom of a severely autistic 23-year-old man who is considered unable to give consent.
When questioned by staff at the home in Enfield, northeast London, JL admitted walking into the disabled man’s room, pulling down his clothes, and penetrating him.
But staff later washed the victim’s underwear – which may have contained DNA evidence – and his mum wasn’t informed he’d been “sexually assaulted” until 24 hours later.
Cops were informed the day after that, and investigated the suspected rape but the Crown Prosecution Service decided not to press charges because the victim was unable to describe what happened to him, JL’s comments would not admissible in court for legal reasons, and there was a lack of forensic evidence.
But the case was not the only disturbing incident at a Hillgreen home, and the Times described other concerns that had been raised at other facilities run by the private company.
The newspaper reported Tadeo Binama, the deputy manager of the Hillgreen home in Enfield, was a convicted sex offender working in Britain illegally.
And it is claimed other homes saw the “sexual grooming” of residents who had sex with staff during their shifts.
A spokesman for the CQC – which regulates England’s 16,000 care homes – told The Sun: “We’ve taken enforcement action against this provider, including cancelling their registration last year to stop them delivering care. We are currently considering what legal action to take.”
When asked how the CQC intended to ensure such incidents didn’t happen elsewhere, he replied: “We’ve successfully prosecuted five adult social care services between 2014 and 2017.”
He defended the decision not to inform the public about concerns over Hillgreen, and said the CQQ’s wish to be “open and transparent” needed to be balanced alongside a risk of “compromising ongoing investigations”.
Health Minister Steve Brine MP told The Sun last night: “This case is deeply concerning – abuse of any kind is completely unacceptable.
“Our changes to the law mean the Care Quality Commission can take more direct action against care providers whose services put people at risk, or fall below the high standards of care we expect.”
Hillgreen’s lawyers told The Times that the criticisms levelled against the firm were unfair and inaccurate, but refused to comment further.
Source: Sex offender 'raped autistic man after being left unsupervised in care home'
