Janitor caught groping dementia patient in nursing home, authorities say

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN/Gray News) - A 63-year-old janitor is accused of sexually assaulting a patient at a nursing home.

Officers were called to Emerald Nursing Home in Lincoln, Nebraska, around 12:30 p.m. on Saturday for a report of an assault.

An employee reported finding Derald Wiltshire in the room of a 78-year-old dementia patient with the door closed. He was allegedly caught groping the victim while she was partially undressed.

Wiltshire was arrested and charged with abuse of a vulnerable adult and third-degree sexual assault.