Philly man charged with raping dying nursing home patient
October 6th, 2008 by Jennifer Walker-Journey
Every now and again the news reports a story of abuse so cruel and inhumane, there is no way to describe it but “evil.”
This weekend, Timothy Patrick White of Philadelphia was charged with a most evil act – raping a dying 70-year-old nursing home resident.
Last summer, White walked into Manor Care Nursing Home in Philadelphia and somehow left the building with the woman, according to the Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) Daily News. The woman, who suffers from vascular dementia and a brain tumor, was living out her last days in the nursing home. Doctors say she has less than six months to live.
White drove the woman to a local bar for mixed drinks and then to a park where they drank beer until the early morning. When he returned her to the nursing home, staffers noticed White was shirtless and his pants were unbuttoned. White said he was a friend of the woman’s as he drove away.
Staff later noticed bruises on the woman’s mouth, neck and arms, and that she was not wearing underwear. A DNA sample taken from White matched semen from the victim’s anal cavity.
Because the victim has a diminished mental capacity and is unable to form consent, it is automatically considered a rape case, police said.
White is being held for trail on 15 counts of rape and related charges.