Complaint Investigation Report

Between 08/24/2022 and 11/3/2022, the Department interviewed 3 residents including the alleged victim, the alleged perpetrator, one case worker, a family member, a witness, police detective, and two staff including the administrator.

1 out of 2 residents stated to have no knowledge about the incident, did not know the alleged perpetrator, and was told another person touched the alleged victim in the car. 1 was unable to answer questions. The alleged victim provided varied accounts with different perpetrator’s name depending on the audience.

2 out of 2 staff stated not present at the facility when the alleged incident occurred. Administrator conducted an internal investigation and alleged perpetrator denied touching the resident and left the facility as soon as the next shift caregiver arrived.

The witness denied being told about the incident happened at the facility but did hear about the touching, however, alleged victim did not provide him with detail. The witness also stated the alleged victim never mentioned the name of alleged perpetrator. Per case worker, alleged victim has a wide imagination and would make up stories about his characters but never known to lie about someone in real life.

Police detective was interviewed and stated alleged perpetrator denied touching and staff corroborated the story.

The review of police report noted alleged victim initially denied it happened but later stated alleged perpetrator touched his private part and it lasted for 30 minutes. The alleged perpetrator was noted to again deny touching the alleged victim.

Based on documents reviewed, and interviews conducted, the Department found that the above allegation is UNSUBSTANTIATED. An unsubstantiated finding indicates that although the allegation may have happened or is valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove that the allegations did or did not occur.

No deficiencies cited at today’s visit. Exit interview conducted with ADM. A copy of this report was provided to ADM.