Tuesday 28 June 2022 12:51 AM Rapist who was allowed to stay in care home attacked dementia victim, court ... trends now
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A convicted rapist sexually assaulted a woman with dementia after he was allowed to live in a care home despite his shocking criminal history, a court heard yesterday.
Care home manager Katie Daysley was told he was a registered sex offender who had served jail time and had a history of sex attacks, violence and drug taking.
But instead of being moved out of the residential home in Hull specialising in the care of elderly people with dementia, Robert Carpenter was allowed to stay.
No plan was put in place to protect other residents, Beverley magistrates’ court was told.
Instead of being moved out of the residential home in Hull specialising in the care of elderly people with dementia, Robert Carpenter was allowed to stay (stock image)
After six months living in the home, and five days after it was visited by a police officer checking up on him, Carpenter was found committing a sex assault on an elderly woman resident with advanced dementia.
He was later convicted for an offence of engaging in sexual activity with a