73-year-old man rapes housekeeper and offers her $20 to keep quiet, Kentucky cops say

A man is accused of raping a woman he hired to clean his Kentucky home, authorities say.

Richard Conkin, 73, used the NextDoor app to hire the woman, who posted an ad “seeking babysitting or residential cleaning jobs,” according to a citation.

The woman went to his Louisville home on March 21 and began to clean, police said. When she started cleaning an upstairs bedroom, Conkin is accused of going into the room and pushing her on the bed and holding her down by her wrists.

“A struggle ensued and the victim stated the perp told her not to scream or it would be worse,” according to the citation.

Conkin is accused of stripping the woman and raping her, police said.

Afterward, he offered her an extra $20 to stay quiet about the sexual encounter, according to the court records.

The housekeeper called 911 from her home and said she had been sexually assaulted, police said. She was taken to a hospital, where she was found to have bruising on her wrist and cuts to her knuckles that authorities said were indicative of a struggle.

Conkin was arrested later that day and charged with first-degree rape, court records show. He is due in court March 31.

“The details of this case are just, very, very, terrifying, actually, and I’m going to set the bond at $250,000 to home incarceration,” 30th District Court Judge Anne Delahanty said during Conkin’s arraignment, according to WLKY.

This story was originally published March 25, 2025 at 7:29 AM with the headline "73-year-old man rapes housekeeper and offers her $20 to keep quiet, Kentucky cops say."