PHOENIX — Police have arrested a man accused of sexually assaulting a woman at a Phoenix mental health facility on Saturday.
The man, identified as 77-year-old Emiliano Fausto, was arrested after a nurse told officers they saw Fausto on top of an incapacitated woman with his pants down, the Phoenix Police Department said. Police did not specify Fausto's connection to the facility, if any.
The victim, whose identity hasn't been released by police, is a permanent resident at Allegiant Healthcare of Phoenix due to having limited brain activity and regular seizures, the department said. She was reportedly strapped to the bed to sleep when Fausto entered the room and committed the assault.
The victim told police she told Fausto multiple times to get off her and that he touched her. The nurse told police they walked in on Fausto while he was on top of the victim.
While questioned by officers, Fausto said he heard the victim yell for help. He said he walked into her room to see her with her clothes off and then left the room, claiming he never touched her.
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