Complaint Investigation Report

The Police Officer asked R1 to tell who touched R1’s breasts. R1 stated to not be able to remember. The Police Officer explained to R1 that R1 had previously told mental health workers that resident R2 had touched R1’s breasts and the Police Officer needed R1 to relay that information to the Police Officer.

R1 stated R2 touched R1’s breasts over R1’s shirt approximately 3-5 times on separate occasions, never with R1’s consent. R1 provided a physical description of R2.

The Police Report stated R1 was transported to emergency psychiatric services.

On 05/15/2024, LPA Marrufo conducted a telephone interview with R1’s Case Manager (CM1). During interview, CM1 stated to have conducted a telephone interview with R1 on 05/14/2024. CM1 stated that R1 stated during the telephone interview that R2 would ask R1 for consent for a hug and R1 would hug R2. R1 stated after a while R1 would stop hugging R2. CM1 asked R1 if R2 respected R1’s boundaries to no longer consent to hugs and R1 said yes.

LPA Marrufo interviewed R1 on 05/17/2024 at R1’s current facility. During interview, R1 stated that R2 touched R1’s breast over R1’s shirt. R1 stated to have at times consented receiving hugs from R2. R1 stated to have expressed to no longer wanting to be touched. R1 stated R2 did not respect R1’s boundary. R1 stated to not remember having filed a police report for the incident.

During interview on 05/03/2024, R2 stated to hear voices and experience an impulse and touch someone. R2 stated to not remember R1.

During interview on 05/03/2024, Administrator (ADM) Ariel Palencia stated that R1 would complain to ADM about R2 about R2 hugging R1. ADM stated that if R1 was feeling nice, R1 would allow a hug from R2. ADM stated to not hear any reports about R2 touching R1’s breasts.

During visit on 05/03/2024, LPA Marrufo interviewed 7 additional residents. One of those residents, R3, stated that R2 has touched R2’s breasts and the breasts of other residents at the facility. The six other interviewed residents stated to have not observed any residents touch a resident inappropriately.