Missouri nursing home caregiver charged with raping patient

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A southwest Missouri man has been charged with sexually assaulting a patient at the nursing home where he worked.

The Springfield News-Leader reports that 25-year-old John Carrier, of Nixa, was charged Tuesday with rape and sodomy.

He was a caregiver at Life Enhancement Village in Nixa.

Court documents allege that he assaulted a woman who is under legal guardianship and has a diminished mental capacity. The woman told police she did not want to have sex with him, but followed his directions because she was afraid of him, and he was a staff member telling her what to do.

The administrative assistant at the nursing home told the Associated Press that the owner isn’t commenting.

This story was originally published April 22, 2015 at 10:52 AM with the headline "Missouri nursing home caregiver charged with raping patient."