Gardaí not told of care unit ‘sex attacks’

The Health Service Executive (HSE) did not report alleged incidents of serious sexual assault at a care home to gardaí, and denied they had ever happened when the Psychiatric Nurses Association (PNA) raised concerns.

Even though the incident log book at the facility, which is in the West of Ireland, had a record of several sexual incidents last year between residents, the inspector of Mental Health Services found no evidence that gardaí had been told of the alleged incident.

Another alleged incident between a resident and a female staff member this year was also logged, according to the inspector’s report, published yesterday.